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	2006 Study Committees 
   
	
	
		
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					2006 Study CommitteesStudy committees are those that have been appointed, or selected to perform a specific task or study a specific issue. As Senate Study Committees examine various issues, reports are released which include any findings, recommendations, or legislative proposals a committee deems appropriate.
 
 
| SR 41 | Music Industry Study Committee | To be appointed |  
| SR 818 | Septage Disposal Study Committee | Senate Appointments:
 Sen. John Bulloch, Chair
 
 Sen. Johnny Grant
 
 Sen. Ross Tolleson
 
 Sen. Jim Whitehead
 
 
 Senate Citizen Member Appointments:
 Mr. Don Barfield, AAA Concrete Products Corp.
 
 Mr. Michael Carter, Director-Paulding County Water & Sewer
 
 Mr. Ernest U. Earn, Implemental Coordinator-Watershed Protection Branch, DNR
 
 Mr. Keith A. Higgs, Operations Manager-Douglasville-Douglac County Water & Sewer Authority
 
 Mr. Tom Neff, Georgia Chapter Chairman-Sierra Club
 
 Mr. Scott Alan Uhlich, Program Director-Land Use Unit, Environmental Health Section, DHR
 
 Ms. Suzanne P. Williams, Home Builders Association of Georgia
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| SR 1027 | Court Surcharges and Additional Fines Study Committee | Senate Appointments:
 Sen. John Wiles, Chair
 
 Sen. Joseph Carter
 
 Sen. Bill Hamrick
 
 Sen. Mitch Seabaugh
 
 Sen. Preston Smith
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| SR 1067 | Prevention of the Starvation and Dehydration of Persons with Disabilities Study Committee | To be appointed |  
| SR 1389 | Grassroots Arts Program Study Committee | Senate Appointments:
 Sen. Jack Hill, Chair
 
 Sen. Nancy Schaefer
 
 Sen. Ed Tarver
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| ** | Senate Study Committee on Limited Taxation | Senate Appointments:
 Sen. Mitch Seabaugh, Chair
 
 Sen. Ronnie Chance
 
 Sen. Joseph Carter
 
 Sen. Greg Goggans
 
 Sen. Chip Pearson
 
 Sen. Chip Rogers
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| ** | Senate Study Committee on Comprehensive Tax Reform | Senate Appointments:
 Sen. Mitch Seabaugh, Chair
 
 Sen. John Douglas
 
 Sen. Greg Goggans
 
 Sen. Seth Harp
 
 Sen. Bill Heath
 
 Sen. Jack Hill
 
 Sen. Judson Hill
 
 Sen. George Hooks
 
 Sen.Chip Rogers
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| ** | ATM Safety Study Committee | Senate Appointments:
 Sen. John Wiles, Chair
 
 Sen. John Bulloch
 
 Sen. George Hooks
 
 Sen. Nancy Schaefer
 
 Sen. Ed Tarver
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| ** | Removal of Mercury Switches Study Committee | Senate Appointments:
 Sen. Don Thomas, Chair
 
 Sen. Seth Harp
 
 Sen. Bill Heath
 
 Sen. Ralph Hudgens
 
 Sen. Jeff Mullis
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| ** | Mental Health Screening of Children Study Committee | Senate Appointments:
 Sen. Nancy Schaefer, Chair
 
 Sen. Robert Brown
 
 Sen. John Douglas
 
 Sen. David Shafer
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| ** | Dekalb County Government Study Committee | Senate Appointments:
 Sen. Emanual Jones, Chair
 
 Sen. David Adelman
 
 Sen. Gloria Butler
 
 Sen. Steve Henson
 
 Sen. Steen Miles
 
 Sen. Curt Thompson
 
 Sen. Dan Weber
 
 Sen. John Wiles
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| ** | Georgia Healthcare Transformation Study Committee | Senate Appointments:
 Sen. Judson Hill, Chair
 
 Sen. Don Balfour
 
 Sen. Greg Goggans
 
 Sen. Seth Harp
 
 Sen. Chip Rogers
 
 Sen. Horacena Tate
 
 Sen. Don Thomas
 
 Senator-elect Jack Murphy, unofficial participant
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| Authorities, Commissions and Councils Created by Georgia Law |  
| SB 503 | Georgia Public Defender Standards Council | To be appointed |  
| SB 562 | Georgia Higher Education Facilities Authority | Senate Appointments:
 Sen. Dan Weber, Co-Chair
 
 Sen. Seth Harp
 
 Sen. Kasim Reed
 
 Sen. Valencia Seay
 
 Sen. Cecil Staton
 
 Sen. John Wiles
 
 
 House Appointments:
 Rep. Bill Hembree, Co-Chair
 
 Rep. Amos Amerson
 
 Rep. Len Walker
 
 Rep. Quincy Murphy
 
 Rep. Pat Gardner
 
 
 House Citizen Member Appointments:
 Mr. Tyre Rakestraw
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| SB 596 | Georgia Commission for the Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Initiative | To be appointed |  
| HB 48 | Joint Legislative Ethics Committee | Senate Appointments:
 Sen. Eric Johnson, Co-Chair
 
 Sen. Seth Harp
 
 Sen. Jack Hill
 
 Sen. George Hooks
 
 Sen. Michael Meyer von Bremen
 
 
 House Appointments:
 Rep. Mark Burkhalter, Co-Chair
 
 Rep. Gerald Greene
 
 Rep. Lynn Smith
 
 Rep. Calvin Smyre
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| HB 978 | Capitol Arts Standards Commission | Senate Appointments:
 Sen. David Adelman
 
 Sen. Seth Harp
 
 Sen. Dan Weber
 
 
 House Appointments:
 Rep. Tommy Benton
 
 Rep. Earl Ehrhart
 
 Rep. Calvin Hill
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| HB 1067 | Georgia Commission on Interstate Cooperation | Senate Appointments:
 Sen. Ed Harbison, Co-Chair
 
 
 House Appointments:
 Rep. Ron Forster, Co-Chair
 
 Rep. Steve Davis
 
 Rep. Judy Manning
 
 Rep. Kathy Ashe
 
 Rep. Virgil Fludd
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| HB 1227 | Agricultural Education Advisory Commission | Governor's Appointments:
 Mr. Van Wooten
 
 Ms. Rachael McCall
 
 Ms. Hillary Stringfellow
 
 
 State School Superintendent's Appointments:
 Mr. Stuart Bennett
 
 Mr. Jon Wilkinson
 
 Dr. Ben Nessmith
 
 
 Senate Appointments:
 Sen. John Bulloch, Co-Chair
 
 Sen. Jack Hill
 
 Sen. Ralph Hudgens
 
 
 House Appointments:
 Rep. Terry England, Co-Chair
 
 Rep. John Burns
 
 Rep. Tom Dickson
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| HB 1228 | Career and Technical Education Advisory Commission | Senate Appointments:
 Sen. Dan Weber, Co-Chair
 
 Sen. Chip Pearson
 
 Sen. Jim Whitehead
 
 
 House Appointments:
 Rep. Howard Maxwell, Co-Chair
 
 Rep. Terry England
 
 Rep. Buddy Carter
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| HB 1316 | High School Athletics Overview Committee | Senate Appointments:
 Sen. Judson Hill, Co-Chair
 
 Sen. Don Balfour
 
 Sen. John Douglas
 
 Sen. Michael Meyer von Bremen
 
 Sen. Dan Moody
 
 Sen. John Wiles
 
 
 House Appointments:
 Rep.Chuck Martin, Co-Chair
 
 Rep. Jay Roberts
 
 Rep. Stan Watson
 
 Rep. David Casas
 
 Rep. Donna Sheldon
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| Local Authorities, Commissions and Councils Created by Georgia Law |  
| SB 138 | Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority | To be appointed |  
| HB 1615 | Clayton County Commission on Children and Youth | To be appointed |  
| HB 1617 | Clayton County Heritage Trail Commission | To be appointed |  
| HB 1632 | Historic Milan Railroad Depot Museum Study Committee | To be appointed |  
| HB 1645 | Northeastern Judicial Circuit Public Defender Study Committee | To be appointed |  **Study Committee created under the authority granted by SR 5
 
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