ATLANTA – State Representative Jan Tankersley (R-Brooklet), chair of the House Intragovernmental Coordination Committee, today announced that she will not seek re-election to the Georgia House of Representatives. She will continue to serve the remainder of her current term in office, which will expire when the Georgia General Assembly convenes for the 2023 legislative session.
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ATLANTA – Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) today announced the members of three House study committees and three joint House-Senate committees/commissions established during the 2018 legislative session. Those committees and commissions and their respective members are: Continue reading “Speaker Ralston Announces Members of Several Study Committees & Commissions”
House Members Recognize Georgia Down Syndrome Day
ATLANTA – State Representatives Jan Tankersley (R-Brooklet), Amy Carter (R-Valdosta), Katie Dempsey (R-Rome), Scott Hilton (R-Peachtree Corners) and Butch Parrish (R-Swainsboro) joined Governor Nathan Deal to recognize Georgia Down Syndrome Day in conjunction with World Down Syndrome Day at the State Capitol on Tuesday, March 21, 2016. Continue reading “House Members Recognize Georgia Down Syndrome Day”
Springfield and Sallie Zetterower Elementary Schools Named Innovation Fund Tiny Grant Winners
ATLANTA – House Majority Leader Jon Burns (R-Newington), State Representative Bill Hitchens (R-Rincon), State Representative Butch Parrish (R-Swainsboro), State Representative Jan Tankersley (R- Brooklet) and State Senator Jack Hill (R-Reidsville) announced today that Gov. Nathan Deal named Springfield Elementary School in Effingham County and Sallie Zetterower Elementary School in Bulloch County winners of the Innovation Fund Tiny Grant Program. The Innovation Fund Tiny Grant is a competitive grant opportunity that provides public educational institutions with funding to develop small-scale projects that directly engage students. Continue reading “Springfield and Sallie Zetterower Elementary Schools Named Innovation Fund Tiny Grant Winners”
Speaker David Ralston Appoints Members of House Study Committee on Programs that Provide Services for the Reading to the Blind and the Visually Impaired
ATLANTA — Speaker of the House David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) has appointed the following members to the House Study Committee on Programs that Provide Services for the Reading to the Blind and the Visually Impaired: Continue reading “Speaker David Ralston Appoints Members of House Study Committee on Programs that Provide Services for the Reading to the Blind and the Visually Impaired”