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