Summary#
SR-1098, “Davenport, Helen Odessa Dixon; condolences,” is an enacted Georgia Senate resolution. It honors Helen Odessa Dixon Davenport on what would have been her 100th birthday and expresses the Senate’s regret at her death; its stated goal is to recognize her life and memory.
- The resolution recognizes her education, teaching career, community service, and family.
- It directs the Secretary of the Senate to make an appropriate copy of the resolution available to her family.
- It does not create a program, benefit, legal right, or new duty for the public.
What it means for you#
- Helen Davenport’s family: The Secretary of the Senate is directed to make a copy of the resolution available to them.
- General public: The resolution does not directly change services, laws, taxes, or public obligations.
Money#
No cost information is in the available material.
- The resolution does not state a budget, fee, or funding source for preparing or distributing the copy.
What is unclear#
- The resolution does not say what counts as an “appropriate” copy or how it will be delivered.
- No publicly available information is provided about the cost of preparing or distributing it.
Case for#
- The resolution formally records the Senate’s recognition of Davenport’s life and service.
- Making a copy available to her family gives them a record of that recognition.
- The resolution describes her long career as a Clayton County teacher and her service to her church and community.
Case against#
- The resolution is ceremonial. It does not provide material support to the family or require any further action beyond making a copy available.
- The resolution does not specify what the copy will contain or how the Secretary will provide it.