Bill
HR 881
Recognizes and commends McKenna Farms Therapy Services for providing multidisciplinary therapies and therapeutic riding to children with special needs in Georgia.
Status
- Classification: House resolution (commemorative)
- Introduced/Filed: March–April 2025 (House filing dates shown)
- House action: Read and Adopted (placed on the Congratulatory & Memorials Calendar; adopted May 23, 2025)
- Effect: Non‑binding recognition/commendation (does not create law or authorize funding)
Purpose and intent
- To formally recognize and commend McKenna Farms Therapy Services for its therapeutic work serving children and youth with special needs in Northwest Georgia and metro Atlanta, and to authorize the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the resolution to the organization.
Key findings and provisions
- Describes McKenna Farms as a nonprofit providing physical, occupational, speech therapy and therapeutic riding (including hippotherapy), delivered in clinical, aquatic, and equine settings.
- Notes the population served: children and youth ages 0–21 with diagnoses such as autism, sensory integration dysfunction, developmental delay, genetic/chromosomal disorders, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, Down syndrome, traumatic brain injury, stroke, scoliosis, feeding/oral-motor disorders, language/learning disabilities, auditory processing and coordination disorders.
- Historical and operational details cited:
- Founded in 2001 (started with 10 children, 1 physical therapist assistant, 5 volunteers, and 2 horses).
- Current scale: ~25 therapists, over 500 children served per week, 258 regular volunteers, ~700 weekly therapy sessions, patients from 16 counties, and 15 horses.
- Facilities: 30‑acre site in Paulding County with renovated clinic/offices, 8 therapy cottages, indoor/outdoor riding arenas, sensory trail, adventure trail, and barns.
- Resolution language: “Recognize and commend the selfless work” of McKenna Farms; directs Clerk to make an appropriate copy of the resolution available to the organization.
Who is affected / impact
- Primary beneficiary: McKenna Farms Therapy Services (organization, staff, volunteers, clients, and local community).
- Broader impact: Public recognition can support community awareness, volunteer recruitment, fundraising, and stakeholder morale. No federal funding, regulatory, or compliance effects.
Sponsors
- Listed sponsors and supporters include Representatives Gullett, Kelley, New, Smith, Ehrhart, and others (multi-member sponsorship noted).
Note on numbering
- The number H.R. 881 is also associated with a separate, substantive House bill title “DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act” (reported as H. Rept. 119–87). That is a distinct legislative matter; this summary concerns the commemorative House resolution recognizing McKenna Farms.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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