ATLANTA — The House Medical Education Study Committee held the first in a series of meetings on September 16 at Mercer University in Macon. At this meeting, the committee heard testimony from the Georgia Area Health Education Centers (AHEC), the Georgia Board for Physician Workforce (GBPW), and faculty and students of Mercer University’s School of Medicine. Continue reading “Medical Education Study Committee Hears from Medical Professionals at First Meeting”
House Speaker David Ralston Announces Appointments to the House Study Committee on Medical Education
ATLANTA—House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) today announced the following appointments to the House Study Committee on Medical Education: Continue reading “House Speaker David Ralston Announces Appointments to the House Study Committee on Medical Education”
House Speaker David Ralston Appoints Members to the Medicaid Reform Study Committee
ATLANTA- House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) today announced the following appointments to the Joint Study Committee on Medicaid Reform:
Rep. Mickey Channell Introduces Legislation to Create New Georgia Department of Public Health
ATLANTA – State Representative Mickey Channell (R-Greensboro) today introduced House Bill 214, legislation that would move the state’s public health functions out of the Department of Community Health and establish a new Department of Public Health. Continue reading “Rep. Mickey Channell Introduces Legislation to Create New Georgia Department of Public Health”
Rep. Ed Rynders and Rep. Butch Parrish Announce Legislation to Lift Restrictions on Education Spending
ATLANTA – State Representatives Ed Rynders (R-Albany) and Butch Parrish (R-Swainsboro) announced House Resolution 1203 and House Bill 1020-legislation that gives more flexibility to local school systems by giving voters the option to lift restrictions on how sales tax revenues are used for educational purposes.
“Current law ties the hands of local school systems and only allows for sales tax revenues dedicated to education spending to be used for capital outlay projects like new buildings,” said Representative Ed Rynders. “Many school systems are at a point where the use of sales tax revenues would be better suited for other purposes besides construction, particularly in these trying economic times. This legislation gives voters the option to make this decision through a locally held referendum. The bottom line is to let the people decide if they want to build buildings or furlough teachers.” Continue reading “Rep. Ed Rynders and Rep. Butch Parrish Announce Legislation to Lift Restrictions on Education Spending”