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

Rick Ruskell Legislative Counsel

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Budget Update – Members only

House Members Grand Hall

Speakers: Rep. , 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. , 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

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. , 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. , Chair House Education Committee Co-Chair, House Rural Development Council

Sen. , Chair Senate Appropriations Sub-Committee on Community Health

12:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Luncheon Grand Hall 8

Presiding: , Speaker of the House

Invocation: Rep.

Speaker: , 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. , Chair House Regulated Industries Committee

Rep.

Sen. , 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. , 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: , 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: , Lieutenant Governor

Invocation: Sen.

Speaker: Steve W. Wrigley, Chancellor University System of Georgia

2:00 p.m. Adjourn