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Alabama Governance Policy Seminar 2021 State of Alabama Governance Policy Seminar Schedule Sunday - January 24th, 2021 5:00 pm Registration - Sky Lounge - Main Building 12:15 pm Luncheon Keynote- 5:30 pm Reception - Sky Lounge - Main Building The Honorable Bradley Byrne 7:00 pm Dinner - on your own Former United States Congressman 1:00 pm Education Policy M onday - January 25th, 2021 The Honorable Donnie Chesteen 7:30 am Breakfast Alabama Senate and Vice Chairman of the Senate Education Policy Committee North Ballroom -Hosted by - Adams & Reese LLP The Honorable Terri Collins 7:50 am Conference Welcome & Introduction Alabama House and Chairman of the of Keynote Speaker House Education Policy Committee The Honorable Chris Elliott 2:00 pm Free time Alabama Senate 5:30 pm Reception- Sky Lounge- Main Building 8:00 am Keynote Reception hosted by: TBD The Honorable Will Ainsworth Lt. Governor 7:00 pm Dinner - on your own 8:45 am Leadership Plans for 2021 Regular Session The Honorable Greg Reed T u e s d a y - J a n u a r y 2 6, 2021 Majority Leader, Alabama Senate 7:30 am Breakfast The Honorable Mac McCutcheon Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives North Ballroom Moderated by The Honorable Connie Rowe 8:00 am Keynote Alabama House of Representatives The Honorable Steve Marshall Attorney General State of Alabama 9:15 am FY 2022 Appropriations Analysis The Honorable Greg Albritton 8:30 am Alabama Appellate Court System Update Alabama Senate and Chairman of the Finance & The Honorable Mike Bolen Taxation General Fund Appropriations Committee Associate Justice, Alabama Supreme Court The Honorable Bill Poole The Honorable Jay Mitchell Alabama House of Representatives and Associate Justice, Alabama Supreme Court Chairman of the Ways & Means Education Fund The Honorable Alisa Kelli Wise Appropriations Committee Associate Justice, Alabama Supreme Court Mr. Kelly Butler Moderated by: The Honorable Tom Whatley Director of the Alabama Finance Department Alabama Senate Mr. Othni Lathram, Esquire Director of the Alabama Legislative Services Agency 9 : 3 0 am Forestry Issues Panel Moderated by Tom Saunders, The Honorable Clay Scofield Alabama Forestry Association Alabama Senate The Honorable Brett Easterbrook Alabama House of Representatives 10:00 am Break The Honorable Larry Stutts Alabama Senate and Chairman Elect of 10:15 am Sound Fiscal Policy- The Alabama Trust Fund the Forestry & Agriculture Committee The Honorable John McMillan Moderated by: The Honorable Rick Oates Alabama Treasurer State Forester, the State of Alabama The Honorable Christopher Blankenship Commissioner of the Alabama Department of 10:30 am Restructuring Alabama's Corporate Tax Conservation and Natural Resources The Honorable Dan Roberts Alabama Senate 10:45 am Sound Fiscal Policy- The Rolling Reserve Act The Honorable Trip Pittman Former Member, Alabama Senate 11:00 am Alabama's Plan for Secure Elections The Honorable Phil Williams, Former Member, The Honorable John Merrill Alabama Senate, Director Policy Alabama Secretary of State Strategy & General Counsel, Alabama Policy Institute 11:30 am Conclude 2021 11:15 am Alabama’s Public Sector Benefits The Honorable Arthur Orr AFA Public Alabama Senate and Chairman of the Finance & Taxation Education Appropriations Committee Policy Series 12:00 pm Lunch State of Alabama Governance Policy Seminar The Grand Hotel - Point Clear, AL January 24-26, 2021 .
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