Georgia Community Service Boards; Community Service Boards' Day at the state capitol; February 16, 2025; recognize

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Sharon Cooper and 4 co-sponsors

The resolution symbolically recognizes the work of Georgia’s 22 Community Service Boards and designates February 16, 2025 as Community Service Boards Day, without creating programs

House Read and Adopted

Purpose

HR 652 is a ceremonial resolution that commends Georgia’s Community Service Boards (CSBs) and designates February 16, 2025, as “Community Service Boards Day” at the Georgia State Capitol. Its purpose is to recognize the contributions of CSBs and the Georgia Association of Community Service Boards (GACSB) in delivering behavioral health and developmental disability services across the state.

Key provisions

Commends the 22 Community Service Boards (CSBs) that operate under O.C.G.A. § 37-2-6 et seq. as public corporations and state instrumentalities providing services for mental illness, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and addictive diseases.

Recognizes February 16, 2025, as Community Service Boards Day at the state capitol.

Directs the Clerk of the Georgia House of Representatives to make appropriate copies of the resolution available for distribution to the CSBs and the Georgia Association of Community Service Boards (GACSB, located in Villa Rica).

Who or what is affected

Directly recognizes and benefits the 22 CSBs and the GACSB by raising their visibility and formally acknowledging their work.

Indirectly highlights the populations served by CSBs: Georgians with serious mental illness, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and/or addictive diseases — the resolution cites nearly 2 million Georgians with mental illness or addictive disease in the past year, more than 320,000 with serious mental illness, and over 145,000 adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

The resolution is symbolic; it does not create new programs, change legal authority, authorize funding, or impose regulatory requirements.

Procedural / timeline highlights

Introduced in the Georgia House: January 23, 2025 (referred to House Committee on Ways and Means).

Subsequent calendar and committee actions listed in the legislative record (including Local & Consent and Congratulatory & Memorial calendars).

Adopted by the House: recorded actions on April 9, 2025 (resolution reported enrolled the same day). The legislative history also notes “House Read and Adopted” on March 18, 2025.

Classification: House resolution (ceremonial).

Sponsors and related measures

Primary sponsors listed in the text: Representatives Katie Dempsey (13th), Sharon Cooper (45th), Mary Oliver (84th), Rick Jasperse (11th), and Houston Gaines (120th).

Additional sponsor/cosponsor names provided in the bill metadata: Claudia Tenney (cosponsor); Jodey C. Arrington (primary) — (note: these appear in the provided metadata and may reflect parallel sponsorship listings).

Companion bill: S 2962 (Senate companion).

Impact and limitations

HR 652 is a commendatory, nonbinding resolution intended to recognize and promote awareness of CSBs’ role in Georgia’s public safety net for behavioral health and developmental disabilities.

It carries no appropriations, regulatory changes, or statutory revisions. Its primary effect is symbolic recognition and distribution of the resolution to interested stakeholders.

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