MS HR192

Commends Representative Alyce Griffin Clarke of Hinds County (District 69) upon her retirement after 38 years of service in the Mississippi House of Representatives.

Recognizes Clarke as the first African-American woman elected to the Mississippi Legislature and notes her pioneering legislative career serving under seven governors, seven lieutenant governors, and four House speakers.

Highlights Clarke's major legislative achievements including the Born Free Act (1986), Mississippi's International Baccalaureate Diploma program, the Alyce Griffin Clarke Drug Court Act (Senate Bill 2605, 2003), the Mississippi Lottery Law (Senate Bill 2001, 2018), and House Bill 1160 establishing the Alyce G. Clarke Center for Medically Fragile Children (2019).

Documents Clarke's extensive service record including over 1,500 bills introduced, leadership roles as chair or vice chair of multiple House committees, and active participation in community organizations and civil rights initiatives.

Notes Clarke's personal legacy including a mural depicting her as a "Chain Breaker" on Jackson State University's COFO Civil Rights Education Building alongside civil rights legend Fannie Lou Hamer.