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HR 982

HONORS-REP. KELLY BURKE

103rd Regular Session Introduced by Ann Williams

A ceremonial House resolution commends Rachel Jones as Model High School's 2025 STAR Teacher and offers best wishes, with no new laws or funding.

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Bill Summary · HR 982

Summary — H.R. 982 (House Resolution 982)

Title: HONORS-REP. KELLY BURKE (classification: resolution)
Introduced: February 5, 2025
Primary sponsors listed in text: Representatives Eddie Lumsden (12th), Matt Barton (5th), and Katie Dempsey (13th)
(Note: sponsor metadata also lists Rep. Derrick Van Orden and Rep. Ann M. Williams; see “Notes” below.)

Purpose

H.R. 982 is a ceremonial resolution adopted by the House of Representatives to formally commend Rachel Jones for being named Model High School’s 2025 STAR Teacher. The resolution recognizes her teaching excellence and service to students and expresses the House’s best wishes for her continued success.

Key provisions

  • Commends Rachel Jones for her contributions to education and for earning the title of Model High School’s 2025 STAR Teacher.
  • Expresses the House members’ “most sincere best wishes for continued success.”
  • Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and make available an appropriate copy of the resolution for distribution to Rachel Jones.

There are no provisions that create new law, appropriate funds, impose duties on private parties, or change existing statutes.

Who is affected

  • Directly honored: Rachel Jones (Model High School’s 2025 STAR Teacher).
  • Indirectly recognized: Model High School, its students, faculty, and the local community. The resolution is ceremonial and has no regulatory or fiscal effect on agencies, businesses, or the public.

Procedural status and timeline (selected)

  • Introduced in the House: 2025-02-05
  • Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs: 2025-02-05
  • Filed with Clerk (by Rep. Ann M. Williams): 2025-01-07 (metadata)
  • Referred to Local & Consent Calendars: 2025-05-01
  • Considered/placed on various calendars; read and adopted by the House: 2025-04-04 and 2025-05-23 (laid before the House; adopted)
  • Reported enrolled: 2025-05-24
  • Final adoption recorded: 2025-05-23 (nonrecord vote recorded in Journal)

Impact

This is an honorary, non-binding resolution intended to recognize individual achievement and celebrate educational service. It carries no fiscal impact and does not change policy or law.

Notes and metadata inconsistencies

  • The resolution text identifies sponsors as Representatives Eddie Lumsden, Matt Barton, and Katie Dempsey. Metadata also lists Derrick Van Orden (a U.S. Representative) as a primary sponsor and Rep. Ann M. Williams as having filed the measure with the Clerk. These discrepancies appear to be clerical/metadata errors and do not affect the substance of the resolution.
  • The bill title (“HONORS-REP. KELLY BURKE”) does not match the resolution content (which honors Rachel Jones, a STAR Teacher). This likely reflects a titling inconsistency in the legislative record.

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

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