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EVENT SCHEDULE As of November 6, 2020 EVENT SCHEDULE as of November 6, 2020 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Registration Conference Registration Desk, Atrium 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Primer on State Government and the Legislative and Budget Processes — New Members Athena Ballroom Presenters: Laura Meadows David Tanner Jeff McCord Eric Robinson Carl Vinson Institute of Government University of Georgia Rick Ruskell Legislative Counsel 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Budget Update – Members only House Members Grand Hall Speakers: Rep. Terry England, Chair House Appropriations Committee Martha Wigton, Director House Budget and Research Office 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Budget Update – Members only Senate Members Athena Ballroom Speakers: Sen. Blake Tillery, Chair Senate Committee on Appropriations Melody DeBussey, Director Senate Budget and Evaluation Office 4:00 p.m. Opening Plenary Session Grand Hall Presiding: Laura Meadows, Director Carl Vinson Institute of Government University of Georgia National Anthem: Lauren Covington, Student Music Education Major President & Student Director, African American Choral Ensemble, University of Georgia Welcome: Jere W. Morehead, President University of Georgia Introduction of New Legislators Geoff Duncan, Lieutenant Governor David Ralston, Speaker of the House Keynote Address: Malcolm Mitchell University of Georgia, BA ‘15 Super Bowl Champion and Author MONDAY, DECEMBER 7 6:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration Conference Registration Desk, Atrium 7:30 a.m. Breakfast: Update on Georgia’s Broadband Maps Grand Hall Moderator: Eric McRae Carl Vinson Institute of Government Speakers: Christopher Nunn, Commissioner Georgia Department of Community Affairs Calvin Rhodes, Executive Director and State Chief Information Officer Georgia Technology Authority 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Plenary Session: The Legislative Branch: Powers Vested in the General Assembly Grand Hall Moderator: Laura Meadows Carl Vinson Institute of Government Speakers: Richard C. Ruskell, Legislative Counsel Office of Legislative Counsel Charles J. Bethel, Justice Supreme Court of Georgia Dawn M. Jones, President State Bar of Georgia Panelists: Sen. Harold Jones Rep. Trey Kelley, Chair House Special Committee on Access to the Civil Justice System 10:00 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Plenary Session: Opportunities in Rural Georgia Grand Hall Moderator: Greg Wilson Carl Vinson Institute of Government Speakers: Barbara Rivera Holmes, President & CEO Albany Chamber of Commerce Jean Sumner, B.S.N., M.S.N., M.D., Dean Mercer School of Medicine Panelists: Rep. Rick Jasperse, Chair House Education Committee Co-Chair, House Rural Development Council Sen. Dean Burke, Chair Senate Appropriations Sub-Committee on Community Health 12:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Luncheon Grand Hall 8 Presiding: David Ralston, Speaker of the House Invocation: Rep. Randy Nix Speaker: Brian Kemp, Governor 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Plenary Session: The Georgia Lottery and Other Gaming Revenue Opportunities Grand Hall Moderator: Beverly Johnson Carl Vinson Institute of Government Speakers: Cynthia D. Wright, Senior Judge Fulton County Superior Court Gretchen Corbin, President and CEO Georgia Lottery Corporation Panelists: Rep. Alan Powell, Chair House Regulated Industries Committee Rep. Calvin Smyre Sen. Bill Cowsert, Chair Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee Sen. John Kennedy 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Plenary Session: Tax Expenditures: Exemptions and Credits Grand Hall Moderator: Ted Baggett Carl Vinson Institute of Government Speakers: Laura Wheeler, Associate Director Center for State and Local Finance Georgia State University Jackson Brainerd, Policy Specialist National Conference of State Legislatures John Hamman, Senior Associate, State Fiscal Health The Pew Charitable Trusts Panelists: Sen. Chuck Hufstetler, Chair Senate Finance Committee House Panelist 4:00 p.m. Break 4:15 p.m. Caucus Meetings – Members only TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8 7:30 a.m. Breakfast: Elections Analysis Grand Hall Moderator: Eric Robinson Carl Vinson Institute of Government Speaker: Charles Bullock, University Professor of Public and International Affairs University of Georgia 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Plenary Session: Policy Sprint Grand Hall Moderator: Mara Shaw Carl Vinson Institute of Government I. Where the Sun Shines: Georgia’s Solar Future Speakers: Tim Echols, Vice-Chairman Georgia Public Service Commission Jason Shaw, Commissioner Georgia Public Service Commission Wilson Mallard, Director of Renewable Development Georgia Power II. Under the Influence: Alcoholic Beverage Laws Speakers: Michele Stumpe, Partner Taylor English Heather Morton, Program Principal National Conference of State Legislatures III. After the Census: A Redistricting Primer Speaker: Gina Wright, Executive Director Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Plenary Session: Lessons from a Pandemic Grand Hall Moderator: David Tanner Carl Vinson Institute of Government Speakers: Kathleen E. Toomey, M.D., M.P.H., Commissioner Georgia Department of Public Health James C. Stallings, Director Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency Frank W. Berry, Commissioner Georgia Department of Community Health Richard Woods, State School Superintendent Georgia Department of Education 12:00 p.m. Luncheon Grand Hall 8 Presiding: Geoff Duncan, Lieutenant Governor Invocation: Sen. Tonya Anderson Speaker: Steve W. Wrigley, Chancellor University System of Georgia 2:00 p.m. Adjourn .
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