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GA SR804

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/18/2024

Primary Sponsor

Sonya Halpern

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Origin

Senate

2023-2024 Regular Session

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

Full Bill Text

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