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House Study Committee on Assessing the Semester and Quarter Systems at USG and TCSG Institutions to Hold Next Meeting in Milledgeville

ATLANTA – The House Study Committee on Assessing the Semester and Quarter Systems at USG and TCSG Institutions, chaired by State Representative Shaw Blackmon (R-Bonaire), will hold its next meeting on Monday, October 21, 2024, at 10 a.m. at Georgia Military College in Milledgeville, Georgia. 

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House Study Committee on Assessing the Semester and Quarter Systems at USG and TCSG Institutions to Hold Next Meeting in Pine Mountain

ATLANTA – The House Study Committee on Assessing the Semester and Quarter Systems at USG and TCSG Institutions, chaired by State Representative Shaw Blackmon (R-Bonaire), will hold its second meeting on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. at Callaway Resort & Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia.

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House Study Committee on Assessing the Semester and Quarter Systems at USG and TCSG Institutions to Hold First Meeting in Statesboro

ATLANTA – The House Study Committee on Assessing the Semester and Quarter Systems at USG and TCSG Institutions, chaired by State Representative Shaw Blackmon (R-Bonaire), will hold its first meeting on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 10 a.m. at the Bishop Field House in Statesboro.

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Rep. Shaw Blackmon Named Chairman of House Study Committee on Assessing the Semester and Quarter Systems at USG and TCSG Institutions

ATLANTA – State Representative Shaw Blackmon (R-Bonaire), Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, was named by Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to serve as the chairman of the House Study Committee on Assessing the Semester and Quarter Systems at USG and TCSG Institutions.

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Legislation Redefining Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Supporting Military Medical Personnel Signed into Law

ATLANTA – State Representative Alan Powell (R-Hartwell), chairman of the House Regulated Industries Committee, recently joined Governor Brian Kemp as he signed Senate Bill 449 into law. Carried in the House by State Representative Shaw Blackmon (R-Bonaire), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, this legislation will redefine the role of Georgia’s “advanced practice registered nurses” (APRNs) and support the state’s military medical personnel by establishing a specialized program that will expand certification opportunities. Chairman Powell originally sponsored House Bill 215, which redefined APRNs as individuals licensed by the Georgia Board of Nursing, including certified nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, clinical nurse specialists and clinical nurse specialists in psychiatric/mental health, and that legislation was incorporated into SB 449. 

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