ATLANTA – The Georgia House of Representatives’ Committee on Assignments named State Representative Chuck Martin (R-Alpharetta) as the Chairman of the House Higher Education Committee.
“I am honored to have the continued confidence of Speaker Burns and my House colleagues to lead the Higher Education Committee,” said Rep. Martin. “I look forward to working with our members to provide Georgians the absolute best opportunities.”
The House Committee on Assignments, chaired by House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington), is charged with making all House committee assignments for the members of the Georgia House of Representatives.
The Higher Education Committee is responsible for legislation influencing all aspects postsecondary education, public and private, including University System of Georgia, the Technical College System of Georgia, Georgia Student Finance, the HOPE Scholarship, and other student financial aid.
Chairman Martin was also named as a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education and the Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight, Creative Arts & Entertainment, Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications, Regulated Industries, Retirement, Rules and Ways & Means committees.
For a complete list of all House committee assignments, please click here.
Representative Chuck Martin represents the citizens of District 49, which includes portions of Fulton County. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2002 and currently serves as Chairman of the Higher Education Committee. He also serves on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education and the Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight, Creative Arts & Entertainment, Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications, Regulated Industries, Retirement, Rules, Technology and Infrastructure Innovation and Ways & Means committees.
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