Speaker Ralston Announces Members of Two House Study Committees

ATLANTA – Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) today announced the members of two House study committees. Those study committees and their respective members are:

House Study Committee on Gang & Youth Violence Prevention

(Created by HR 585):

  • Carl Gilliard (D-Garden City) – Chair
  • Mike Cheokas (R-Americus)
  • Mandi Ballinger (R-Canton)
  • Bill Hitchens (R-Rincon)
  • Brian Prince (D-Augusta)
  • Beverly Trotter – Savannah Youth Council
  • Kit Cummings – Power of Peace Project
  • Ana Pinto – Cobb County Juvenile Probation

 

House Study Committee on Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (“PANS”) and Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Infection (“PANDAS”) (Created by HR 590):

  • Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta) – Chair
  • Karen Bennett (D-Stone Mountain)
  • David Dreyer (D-Atlanta)
  • Lee Hawkins (R-Gainesville)
  • Richard Smith (R-Columbus)
  • Suvrat J. Bhargave – Psychiatrist
  • Jill Dickerson – Pediatrician
  • Silke Von Esenwein – Public Health Practioner

 

More information about the legislation creating these study committees can be found on the House of Representatives website at http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/Search.aspx.

 

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