| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 112 2684 |
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| 2 | 2 | | Senate Resolution 40 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Senators Payne of the 54th, Anavitarte of the 31st, Summers of the 13th, Anderson of |
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| 4 | 4 | | the 24th, Watson of the 1st and others |
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| 5 | 5 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | Recognizing and commending the Georgia Center for Civic Engagement and ENGAGE: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1 |
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| 8 | 8 | | Youth in Government, which sponsors the Georgia Youth Assembly among other programs2 |
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| 9 | 9 | | that cultivate youth civic engagement; and for other purposes.3 |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, ENGAGE: Youth in Government is a Career Technical Student Organization4 |
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| 11 | 11 | | that supports high school students in the government and public administration cluster and5 |
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| 12 | 12 | | JROTC in Georgia; and6 |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, ENGAGE: Youth in Government has a purpose to equip future civic leaders7 |
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| 14 | 14 | | with the skills, knowledge, and experiences needed to excel in government and serve the8 |
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| 15 | 15 | | public good; and9 |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, there are more than 275 JROTC units in Georgia serving thousands of students;10 |
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| 17 | 17 | | and11 |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, the Georgia Youth Assembly, which was established in 1946, is a model state12 |
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| 19 | 19 | | legislature for high school students in which students serve as legislators, justices, attorney,13 |
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| 20 | 20 | | members of the media, and lobbyists; and14 |
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| 21 | 21 | | S. R. 40 |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, participants in the Youth Assembly may run for the offices of Youth Governor, |
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| 25 | 25 | | Lt. Governor, and Speaker of the House; and16 |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, this year, the Youth Assembly celebrates its 81st anniversary and over 10517 |
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| 27 | 27 | | years of excellence and tradition in serving Georgia's students; and18 |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, the 81st Youth Assembly is made up of many bright and eager young leaders,19 |
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| 29 | 29 | | including Youth Governor Laura Caswell, of Cartersville; Lieutenant Governor Savannah20 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Viktora, of Adairsville High School; Speaker of the House Austin Gay, of North Oconee21 |
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| 31 | 31 | | County High School; Speaker Pro Tem Maria Baxter, of Oconee County High School; and22 |
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| 32 | 32 | | others; and23 |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, the Youth Assembly allows students to experience firsthand the excitement and24 |
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| 34 | 34 | | importance behind the legislative process and better understand the complexity of the25 |
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| 35 | 35 | | lawmaking process in this state.26 |
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| 36 | 36 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body27 |
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| 37 | 37 | | commend the Georgia Center for Civic Engagement and ENGAGE: Youth in Government28 |
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| 38 | 38 | | for its work in promoting civic engagement and for sponsoring the Georgia Youth Assembly29 |
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| 39 | 39 | | for 81 years of teaching Georgia's future leaders the legislative and state government process.30 |
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| 40 | 40 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed31 |
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| 41 | 41 | | to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the Georgia Center32 |
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| 42 | 42 | | for Civic Engagement.33 |
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| 43 | 43 | | S. R. 40 |
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| 44 | 44 | | - 2 - |
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