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SR 522

Brown Jr., Wendell; congratulate

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Jason Esteves and 2 co-sponsors

Conveys official recognition from the Georgia Senate to Wendell Brown Jr. and the BEST Academy boys basketball team for winning the 2024–2025 GHSA Class A Division I state title.

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Bill Summary · SR 522

Summary — SR 522 (Senate Resolution)

  • Bill number: SR 522
  • Title: Brown Jr., Wendell; congratulate
  • Classification: Senate resolution (honorary)
  • Sponsors: Sen. RaShaun Kemp; Sen. Nan Orrock; Sen. Jason Esteves
  • Status: Read and adopted; reported enrolled

Purpose

SR 522 is an honorary resolution that formally congratulates Wendell Brown Jr. and the BEST Academy boys basketball team for winning the 2024–2025 GHSA Class A Division I Boys State Basketball Championship. It recognizes the team’s athletic achievement, their coaches and support staff, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide an official copy of the resolution to Wendell Brown Jr.

Key provisions and language

  • Congratulates Wendell Brown Jr. for being part of the 2024–2025 GHSA Class A Division I state championship team.
  • Recognizes the BEST Academy boys basketball program for its tradition of excellence in athletics, character, and academics.
  • Lists and commends coaches: Brian Weeden, Mario Lemons Sr., Damian Goodwin, and Jessica Johnson.
  • Acknowledges team managers ZaMya Wallace and Taylor Roach'e and Athletic Trainer Lance Hibbert-Parrish.
  • Identifies team members by name and jersey number: Xion Evans #1, Jacob Mickell #4, Nicholas Dozier #10, Alexander Barrett #11, Mario Lemons Jr. #14, Joshua Mickell #15, Wendell Brown Jr. #21, and Curtis Martin #25.
  • Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make an appropriate copy of the resolution available for distribution to Wendell Brown Jr.

Who is affected

  • Principal honoree: Wendell Brown Jr.
  • BEST Academy boys basketball team, coaches, managers, trainer, and the school/community—beneficiaries of formal legislative recognition.
  • No regulatory, fiscal, or programmatic changes; purely ceremonial.

Procedural/timeline notes

  • Introduced/received to Secretary of the Senate: listed May 13, 2025 (records also show earlier chamber actions).
  • Senate Hopper: March 31, 2025.
  • Senate Read and Adopted: April 2, 2025 (record also shows Read & Adopted May 15, 2025).
  • Reported enrolled: May 15, 2025.
  • Current status: Read and adopted by the Senate; enrolled for distribution.

Impact

SR 522 is symbolic and celebratory. It confers official recognition from the Georgia Senate to student-athletes, coaches, and staff for a state championship; it creates no legal obligations or budgetary effects.

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

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