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HR 775

Anderson, Carlene; commend

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Karen Bennett and 2 co-sponsors

Honors Carlene Anderson with a non-binding House resolution for decades in education and advocacy, recognizing her leadership and resilience as a breast cancer survivor.

House Read and Adopted
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Bill Summary · HR 775

Summary — House Resolution 775 (HR 775): Recognizing and commending Carlene Anderson

Status: House Read and Adopted (introduced Jan 28, 2025; adopted Apr 7, 2025)
Classification: House resolution (honorary)

Purpose and intent

HR 775 is a commemorative House resolution that formally recognizes and commends Carlene Anderson for her long-standing service in education, student advocacy, and community engagement. The resolution highlights her professional accomplishments, community leadership, and personal resilience as a breast cancer survivor, and extends best wishes for her future health and success.

Key provisions

  • Officially recognizes and commends Carlene Anderson for:
    • Her teaching career beginning in 2002 after completing a teacher training program at William Paterson University and service in the Paterson (NJ) Public School System.
    • Integrating social work principles into elementary teaching and promoting innovation and digital citizenship.
    • Securing grants (Perloff Family Foundation, Garden State Partnership for Teacher Quality) and receiving national media recognition (NJEA’s Classroom Closeup-NJ, One-on-One with Steve Adubato).
    • Presenting at national conferences (ISTE, SITE, NAPDS).
    • Service after relocating to Georgia in 2014 with Gwinnett County Public Schools as a teacher of exceptional learners; student success in GCPS Media Festival for digital storytelling.
    • Continuing advocacy after 2019 classroom exit, serving as president of local PTSA units and championing student mental health, school safety, education equity, nutrition access, and grassroots civic action.
    • Overcoming breast cancer treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, radiation between July 2023 and January 2024).
  • Directs the Clerk of the House to prepare and make available an appropriate copy of the resolution for distribution to Carlene Anderson.

Who is affected

  • Direct: Carlene Anderson (honoree) — receives formal recognition and a copy of the resolution.
  • Indirect: Students, educators, PTAs, and community groups connected to her work; the resolution serves as an official acknowledgment of her service but imposes no legal obligations.

Procedural/timeline highlights

  • Introduced: January 28, 2025
  • Referred (per record) to the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture (referral may reflect clerical routing; the measure is honorary)
  • House actions: Read and Adopted (House First Readers noted Mar 27, 2025); Rules suspended and adopted Apr 7, 2025; reported enrolled Apr 7, 2025.
  • Sponsors/authors: The resolution text lists Representatives Doreen Carter (93rd), Karen Bennett (94th), and Carolyn Hugley (141st) as authors. A separate sponsor list provided includes Harriet M. Hageman in addition to Hugley, Carter, and Bennett; readers should note this apparent discrepancy in the provided record.

Impact

This is a non-binding, honorary resolution conferring formal recognition only. It creates no new legal authority, appropriation, or regulatory change.

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

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