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GA SR804
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/18/2024
Primary Sponsor
Sonya Halpern
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AI Summary
- Recognizes March 14, 2024, as Pi Day in the Georgia Senate, sponsored by Senator Halpern of the 39th district
- Pi Day was founded in 1988 by physicist Larry Shaw, with March 14 chosen because the date (3.14) represents the first three digits of the mathematical constant π
- Encourages schools, educators, and individuals to observe the day with activities that celebrate and educate about pi, highlighting metro Atlanta organizations such as STE(A)M Truck, Science Engineering Mathematics Link Inc., and GeorgiaFIRST Robotics
- Notes that the U.S. House of Representatives supported Pi Day's designation in 2009, and UNESCO designated it as the International Day of Mathematics in 2019
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and the press
Legislative Description
Pi Day; recognize March 14, 2024
Last Action
Senate Read and Adopted
3/18/2024
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