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HJ 629

Commending Patricia Healy.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Tara Durant and 1 co-sponsor

Commends Patricia Healy for 25 years of service on the Stafford County School Board, recognizing her leadership and impact on schools, facilities, and the community.

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ629ER)
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Bill Summary · HJ 629

Summary of HJ629ER – Commending Patricia Healy

Overview

HJ629ER is a non-binding House Joint Resolution that commends Patricia Healy for her 25 years of service on the Stafford County School Board. The resolution expresses the General Assembly’s admiration for her leadership and contributions to Stafford County Public Schools and is the enrolled version of the bill (HJ629ER). It is ceremonial in nature and does not create or authorize any new law or funding.

Purpose and Intent

  • To recognize and honor Patricia Healy for her 25 years of service on the Stafford County School Board.
  • To highlight her leadership, longevity, and impact on the school system and community.
  • To express appreciation from the General Assembly for her dedication to students, families, and teachers in Stafford County.

Key Provisions

  • Acknowledges Patricia Healy as the longest-serving elected member in the Stafford County School Board’s history.
  • Notes her service as board chair for seven years and vice chair for one year.
  • Commends her for championing students, families, and teachers and for fostering their success and well-being.
  • Credits her with helping to oversee the opening of roughly one-third of Stafford County’s schools over the past 25 years and with renovating several others.
  • States that her advocacy has contributed to making Stafford County a better place to live, work, and learn.
  • Provides a formal resolution: the General Assembly commends Patricia Healy on the occasion of her 25th anniversary of service and, at its conclusion, directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for presentation to Healy.

Who Is Affected

  • Primary honoree: Patricia Healy.
  • Stafford County Public Schools and the Stafford County community, which benefit from recognition of long-standing leadership.
  • The General Assembly and Clerk of the House, which carry out the ceremonial act of presenting the resolution.

Procedural and Timeline Highlights

  • Introduced: February 11, 2025.
  • House action: Engrossed February 17, 2025; agreed to by the House (voice vote) on February 17, 2025.
  • Senate action: Agreed to by the Senate by voice vote on February 19, 2025.
  • Enrolled: February 2025 (HJ629ER reflects the enrolled version).
  • Final status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ629ER) dated March 21, 2025.

Notes

  • This resolution is ceremonial and does not involve appropriations or regulatory changes.
  • The primary purpose is public recognition of a long-serving local official and her contributions to education in Stafford County.

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

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