Bill Text: GA HR343 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

Georgia House Resolution 343 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: McGuiness, Mrs. Kimberly; commend and invite to House

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-02-22 - House Passed/Adopted [HR343 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HR343-Introduced.html

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House Resolution 343

By: Representatives Crawford of the 16th, Dempsey of the 13th, Coomer of the 14th, and Reece of the 11th

A RESOLUTION

Commending Mrs. Kimberly McGuiness and inviting her to be recognized by the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Mrs. Kimberly McGuiness was awarded one of this nation's highest honors for a citizen, a 2010 Presidential Citizens Medal; and

WHEREAS, second only to the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Presidential Citizens Medal was established in 1969 for the purpose of recognizing American citizens who have performed exemplary deeds for their country and their fellow citizens; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. McGuiness is an assistive technology specialist for Floyd County Schools and serves as chairwoman of the Georgia School for the Deaf's School Council; and

WHEREAS, a mother of a deaf and autistic child, Mrs. McGuiness's hard work and service helped in the passage of Georgia's Deaf Child's Bill of Rights; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. McGuiness is a zealous advocate for the Georgia School for the Deaf and works tirelessly to improve the lives of deaf children everywhere; and

WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the extraordinary accomplishments of this distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend Mrs. Kimberly McGuiness on her devoted service to uplifting the lives of deaf children in Georgia, congratulate her on her most prestigious honor of a Presidential Citizens Medal, and invite her to be recognized by the House of Representatives at a date and time to be determined by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Mrs. Kimberly McGuiness.