For Immediate Release: May 17, 2006
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SPEAKER RICHARDSON ANNOUNCES COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

ATLANTA—Georgia Speaker of the House Glenn Richardson (R-Hiram) today announced the following study committee and commission assignments.

“I am confident that these legislators and citizens will take very seriously the work of their respective committees and do a great job for Georgia,” Richardson said.  “I am sure that each committee will thoroughly study their issues and make a comprehensive report to the House of Representatives.”

The following appointments were announced:

House Study committee on the Creation of Focus on our Future:  A children’s Budget:

Jay Neal – Chair
Judy Manning
Ed Rynders
Mary Margaret Oliver
Don Parsons
Ellen Williams
Wendi Clifton

House Business Incentive Study Committee:
Jeff Lewis – Chair
Chuck Martin
David Ralston
Butch Parrish
Greg Morris

Agricultural Education Advisory Commission:
Terry England - Chair
Jon Burns
Tom Dickson

Capitol Arts Standards Commission:
Tommy Benton
Earl Ehrhart
Calvin Hill

Career and Technical Education Advisory Commission:
Howard Maxwell - Chair
Terry England
Buddy Carter

Georgia Commission on Interstate Cooperation:
Ron Forster - Chair
Steve Davis
Judy Manning
Kathy Ashe
Virgil Fludd

Georgia Higher Education Facilities Authority:
Tyre Rakestraw

Georgia Higher Education Facilities Authority Committee:
Bill Hembree - Chair
Amos Amerson
Len Walker
Quincy Murphy
Pat Gardner

High School Athletics Overview Committee:
Chuck Martin - Chair
Jay Roberts
Stan Watson
David Casas
Donna Sheldon

House Asthma Strategic Planning Study Committee:
Ben Harbin - Chair
Len Walker
David Graves
Judy Manning
Tom Graves

House Comprehensive Tax Reform Study Committee:
Larry O'Neal - Chair
Richard Royal
Steve Tumlin
David Knight
Butch Parrish
Chuck Martin
James Mills

House Higher Education Finance and Formula Study Committee:
Bob Smith - Chair
Earl Ehrhart
Greg Morris
Bill Hembree
Lynn Smith
Mark Hatfield
Jim Cole

House Pandemic Preparedness and Response Study Committee:
Clay Cox - Chair
Bobby Reese
Allen Freeman
Billy Horne
John Lunsford

House Public Libraries Study Committee:
Chuck Sims - Chair
Robert Mumford
Jan Jones
Gerald Greene
LaNett Stanley Turner

House State Fiscal Year Study Committee:
Jerry Keen - Chair
Mark Burkhalter - Vice Chair
Ben Harbin
Larry O’Neal
Harry Geisinger

House Study Committee on Biological Privacy:
Ed Setzler - Chair
Barry Loudermilk
Tyrone Brooks
Sharon Cooper
Calvin Hill

House Study Committee on Funding for the Arts:
Joe Wilkinson - Chair
Mark Butler
Brooks Coleman
Tom Rice
Kathy Ashe

House Study Committee on Market-Demand Skills Education in High Schools:
Fran Millar - Chair
Roger Williams
Ed Lindsey
Bob Holmes
Melvin Everson

House Study Committee on Public Health:
Donna Sheldon - Chair
Mickey Channell
Ron Stephens
Len Walker
Ed Rynders

House Study Committee on Reporting Requirements for Local School Systems:
Tom Dickson - Chair
Howard Maxwell
David Casas
Hugh Floyd
Jill Chambers

House Study Committee on State Law Enforcement Salaries and Benefits:
Burke Day - Chair
Jill Chambers
Tim Bearden
Willie Talton
Terry Barnard

House Tag Tax Study Committee:
Mark Burkhalter - Chair
Jeff May
Martin Scott
Melvin Everson
Mike Coan

Joint Comprehensive State Trauma Services Study Committee:
Larry O'Neal - Co-Chair
Mickey Channell
Austin Scott
Gene Maddox
Johnny Floyd

Joint Water Desalination Study Committee:
Lynn Smith - Chair
Ron Stephens
Bob Hanner
Roger Lane

State Health Benefit Plan Design Team:
Austin Scott - Chair
Tom Knox
John Meadows
Carl Rogers
Richard Smith
Matt Dollar
Penny Houston

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