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SR 231

A RESOLUTION honoring Cecil "Ray" Roundtree for his service to Kentucky's students and teachers.

2025 Regular Session

Formal Kentucky Senate recognition of Cecil Ray Roundtree for 42 years of service to education; resolution delivered to him for archival and commemorative use.

adopted by voice vote
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Bill Summary · SR 231

Summary — SR 231 (Kentucky): A RESOLUTION honoring Cecil "Ray" Roundtree

Status: Adopted (resolution); listed as Read & Adopted and later recorded as Act 369 with an effective date of 2025-05-14 in the provided legislative actions.
Introduced: March 2025 (document header timestamps 3/13/2025)

Note: The source materials included several different “SR 231” texts from other states (Georgia and Illinois). This summary focuses on the Kentucky “Current/Final” version provided, which honors Cecil "Ray" Roundtree.

Purpose

To formally recognize and honor Cecil "Ray" Roundtree for 42 years of service to Kentucky education—both as a public educator and as an active leader serving Kentucky’s teachers, especially through the Kentucky Retired Teachers Association (KRTA).

Key provisions

  • Officially honors Cecil "Ray" Roundtree for his 42 years of service to Kentucky’s students and educators.
  • Summarizes Roundtree’s career:
    • Retired from public education in 1992 after 27 years with the Kentucky Department of Education and the Laurel County School District.
    • Continued contracting with local school districts for central office support for an additional 15 years after retirement.
    • KRTA membership for 32 years with extensive leadership roles, including:
    • State president (1998–1999)
    • District president
    • Local president
    • Executive council member
    • “Lifetime co‑chair” of KRTA’s legislative committee
  • Directs the Clerk of the Senate to transmit a copy of the resolution to Senator Brandon Storm for delivery.

Who is affected

  • Primary: Cecil "Ray" Roundtree — the resolution provides formal statewide recognition of his career and service.
  • Secondary: Kentucky education and retired-teacher communities (KRTA members), Laurel County schools, and colleagues/mentees who were influenced by his service and KRTA leadership.
  • Administrative: The Senate Clerk (tasked with transmitting the resolution copy).

Procedural and timeline notes

  • Document is labeled as a Senate resolution from the 2025 legislative session (25 RS BR 2047).
  • The provided legislative-action timeline includes dates indicating reading, concurrence, and final adoption in March–May 2025, and an entry showing a May 14, 2025 effective date (Act 369). (Some source materials mixed texts from other states; dates above reflect the provided Kentucky document metadata.)

Impact

  • Symbolic/ceremonial: The resolution confers formal recognition and appreciation from the Kentucky Senate but does not create binding legal or fiscal obligations.
  • Community recognition: Reinforces the public record of Roundtree’s contributions and ensures an official copy of the resolution is delivered to him (via Senator Storm), which can be used for archival, commemorative, or organizational purposes.

If you’d like, I can:
- Produce a one‑page printable certificate text based on this resolution; or
- Extract a concise press release announcing the Senate’s recognition.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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