Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HR1734: Georgia Pre-K Week; October 5-9, 2026; recognize
Status: Passed both chambers, March 16, 2026
A RESOLUTION Recognizing October 5-9, 2026, as Georgia Pre-K Week; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
A resolution Recognizing October 5-9, 2026, as Georgia Pre-K Week; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION Recognizing October 5-9, 2026, as Georgia Pre-K Week; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Georgia's Pre-K Program was started by Governor Zell Miller in 1992 as a pilot program serving 750 students and now provides quality early education experiences to more than half of the state's four-year-old children; and WHEREAS, Georgia's Pre-K Program has been formally administered statewide by the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning since 2004; and WHEREAS, Georgia's Pre-K has helped prepare more than 2 million of Georgia's children for success in kindergarten and beyond since it began; and WHEREAS, findings from the longitudinal study on Georgia's Pre-K conducted by the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute show that children in Georgia's Pre-K demonstrate significant gains across all learning domains, and these gains are sustained through the end of fourth grade; and H. R. 1734 LC 112 3894 WHEREAS, multiple studies of Pre-K programs, including Georgia's Pre-K, show that participation in Pre-K can greatly improve school readiness skills, particularly for high-risk populations; and WHEREAS, Georgia's Pre-K Program has recognized two outstanding educators--one from a public school system and one from a private child care center--as Georgia's Pre-K Program Teachers of the Year for 2025-2026: Teresa Swaim from West Jackson Elementary in Hoschton and Autumn Hart from Bundle of Joy Academy in Marietta; and WHEREAS, Georgia's …
Sponsors
- Jan Jones (R, 47) · primary sponsor
- Chris Erwin (R, 32)
- Carmen Rice (R, 139)
- Matt Dubnik (R, 29)
- Bethany Ballard (R, 147)
- Lydia Glaize (D, 67)
Latest actions
- : House Read and Adopted
- : House First Readers
- : House Hopper
Common questions
- What is HR1734?
- HR1734 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Georgia Pre-K Week; October 5-9, 2026; recognize.
- What does HR1734 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Recognizing October 5-9, 2026, as Georgia Pre-K Week; and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HR1734?
- Passed both chambers as of March 16, 2026. Latest action: House Read and Adopted (March 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR1734?
- Jan Jones (R, 47), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR1734?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74151
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