Rep. Chuck Martin Applauds Signing of Legislation to Extend Dual Achievement Program and Support Workforce Development

ATLANTA – State Representative Chuck Martin (R-Alpharetta), chairman of the House Higher Education Committee, recently joined Governor Brian Kemp as he signed House Bill 217, legislation Rep. Martin co-sponsored that strengthens workforce development in Georgia by extending the Dual Achievement Program and improving scholarship verification and school board election rules.

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Rep. Lehman Franklin’s Legislation Increasing Funds for State’s Public Retirement Systems Signed into Law

ATLANTA – State Representative Lehman Franklin (R-Statesboro) recently joined Governor Brian Kemp as he signed House Bill 78, the Public Retirement Systems Investment Authority Law, a measure that raises the limit for the total percentage of funds that the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia (ERS) and other state retirement systems may invest in alternative investments.

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