ATLANTA – House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) recently appointed State Representative Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) to three House study committees: the Special Study Committee on Judicial Qualifications Commission Reform, the Study Committee on Mental Illness Initiative, Reform, Public Health and Safety, and the Science and Technology Subcommittee on Commercial Space.
“I am pleased to serve on these study committees this summer, and thank Speaker Ralston for these opportunities,” said Rep. Oliver. “I enjoy the variety of issues, and look forward to working with advocates and colleagues on discussions about mental health reform, oversight of the judiciary, and economic development relating to the emerging outer space industries. These topics interest me and are important.”
The House Special Study Committee on Judicial Qualifications Commission Reform, chaired by Rep. Wendell Willard (R-Sandy Spring), is created by House Resolution 1363 and consists of seven members. This special committee will investigate and study the operations of the Judicial Qualification Commission and recommend any action or legislation which the committee deems prudent. The special study committee is authorized to issue subpoenas of witnesses and documents pertinent to the scope of the committee’s investigation.
The five member House Study Committee on Mental Illness Initiative, Reform, Public Health and Safety, chaired by Rep. Katie Dempsey (R-Rome), is created by House Resolution 1093 and will study efforts in treating and supporting mentally ill individuals, community based housing, residential mental health facilities and county and municipality care infrastructures.
The House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Commercial Space, chaired by Rep. Jason Spencer (R-Woodbine), will refine the ongoing efforts to bring the commercial space industry to Georgia. The seven member subcommittee will issue a report of its findings to the full House Science and Technology Committee and the House of Representatives.
For more information on HR 1363, please click here.
For more information on HR 1093, please click here.
Representative Mary Margaret Oliver represents the citizens of District 82, which includes portions of DeKalb County. She was elected into the House of Representatives in 2002, and she currently serves on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Resources and the Governmental Affairs, Judiciary, Juvenile Justice, and Science & Technology committees.
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