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SR 404

MEMORIAL-KENNETH MAX OLSON

104th Regular Session Introduced by Chapin Rose and 1 co-sponsor

The resolution recognizes Emory Healthcare Veterans Program’s work helping veterans with PTSD and related conditions and memorializes Kenneth Max Olson, offering official condolenc

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Bill Summary · SR 404

Summary — SR 404 (Resolution Adopted)

Title

SR 404 — MEMORIAL / KENNETH MAX OLSON

Classification

Senate resolution (honorary/commemorative)

Purpose / Intent

SR 404, as recorded in the provided text, serves two ceremonial purposes: (1) to recognize and commend the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program on its 10th anniversary for its work treating veterans’ “invisible wounds,” and (2) to memorialize Kenneth Max Olson of Monticello following his death. The resolution is non‑binding and intended to offer official recognition and condolences.

Key Provisions and Content

  • Recognition of Emory Healthcare Veterans Program (established 2015 with Wounded Warrior Project support):

    • Describes the program as a center of excellence addressing PTSD, traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, anxiety, depression, and related conditions.
    • Reports the program has served more than 3,500 veterans and active‑duty members, including nearly 2,000 from Georgia.
    • Highlights the flagship two‑week Accelerated Brain Health Program, noting that “more than 75 percent” of graduates experienced clinically significant symptom improvements.
    • States that transportation, meals, lodging, activities, and clinical treatment are provided at no cost to post‑9/11 veterans and their families.
    • Notes program participation in state efforts (Returning Veteran Task Force, Governor’s Challenge to Prevent Suicide).
    • Directs that an appropriate copy of the resolution be made available to the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program.

  • Memorial for Kenneth Max Olson:

    • Records biographical details: born May 16, 1927; served in the U.S. Navy and Navy Reserve; married Marilyn Charlene Furry (May 30, 1952); farmer; community and civic service (Piatt County roles, township supervisor, county board chairman, Habitat for Humanity leadership, school and community boards).
    • Notes honors (Monticello High School Hall of Fame), hobbies, family survivors (wife, children, grandchildren, great‑grandchildren), and that he passed away August 19, 2025.
    • Expresses the Senate’s condolences and directs a suitable copy of the resolution be presented to Olson’s family.

Who Is Affected

  • Directly: Emory Healthcare Veterans Program (recognition) and the family of Kenneth Max Olson (official condolences).
  • Indirectly: veterans and military community served by the Emory program (visibility/recognition), and local communities associated with Olson (symbolic statewide recognition).

Procedural / Timeline Notes

  • Introduced/received by Secretary of the Senate: April 11, 2025 (per bill header).
  • Legislative actions recorded include:
    • Senate read and adopted (dates listed: March 20, 2025; April 14, 2025 — records appear inconsistent).
    • Read & adopted and reported enrolled: April 14, 2025.
    • Additional entries show filing with Secretary and resolution adopted in October 2025 (Oct 14–15, 2025).
  • Sponsors include Senators Chuck Payne, Nabilah Islam Parkes, Sonya Halpern, Shawn Still, Ed Harbison, Josh McLaurin, Jason Anavitarte, Kay Kirkpatrick, Sally J. Turner; Chapin Rose listed as chief co‑sponsor with “All Senators” later listed as co‑sponsors in October filings.

Practical Impact

This resolution is ceremonial: it confers official recognition and condolences but does not create obligations, appropriations, or enforceable law. Its principal effects are symbolic—raising awareness of the Emory program’s work and providing an official expression of sympathy to the Olson family.

Note on Document Content

The legislative text provided appears to contain two distinct SR 404 texts (one honoring Emory Healthcare’s veterans program and one an Illinois memorial for Kenneth Max Olson). This likely reflects merged or duplicated entries in the legislative record rather than a single substantive measure combining both matters.

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

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