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AGENDA
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2010
MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2010
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2010
11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Registration
2:00 p.m.
House convenes in Mahler Auditorium
Senate convenes in Masters Hall
4:00 p.m.
Opening Plenary Session
Welcome
Michael F. Adams, President, University of Georgia
Introduction of New Legislators
Lt. Governor Casey Cagle
Speaker David Ralston
Special Guest Speaker: John Pruitt, WSB-TV Channel 2
Reception Honoring New Members
Sponsored by the Arch Foundation for the University of Georgia
7:30 a.m.
Breakfast
Speaker: Dr. Charles Bullock, UGA
8:30 a.m.
Plenary Session: Economic Outlook
Speaker: Dr. David Wyss, Chief Economist, Standard & Poor's
10:00 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m.
Plenary Session: Behavioral and Mental Health Settlement
Speaker: Josh Belinfante, Attorney, RobbinsFreed
Panelists: Sen. Johnny Grant
Rep. Jay Neal
11:30 a.m.
Plenary Session: Tri-State Water Update
Speakers: Nels Peterson, Executive Counsel, Office of the Governor
Kevin Clark, Executive Director, Georgia Environmental Finance Authority
Allen Barnes, Director, Georgia Environmental Protection Division
Panelists: Rep. Lynn Smith, Chair, House Natural Resources and Environment Committee
Sen. Ross Tolleson, Chair, Senate Natural Resources and the Environment Committee
12:30 p.m.
Luncheon
Speaker: Erroll Davis, Chancellor, University System of Georgia
2:15 p.m.
Plenary Session: Ethics
Speakers: Doug Chalmers, President, Political Law Group, a Chalmers LLC
Stacey Kalberman, Executive Secretary, State Ethics Commission
Panelists: Rep. Joe Wilkinson, Chair, House Ethics Committee
Sen. John Crosby, Senate Ethics Committee
Dennis Dunn, Deputy Attorney General
3:45 p.m. Break
4:00 p.m.
Caucus Meetings
7:30 a.m.
Breakfast
Speaker: Chief Justice Carol Hunstein
8:30 a.m.
Plenary Session: Georgia Ports Update
Speaker: Curtis Foltz, Executive Director, Georgia Ports Authority
9:30 a.m.
Plenary Session: Health Care Reform
Speakers: David Merritt, Executive Vice President of Policy and Communications, Center for Health Transformation
Wayne Oliver, Vice President, Center for Health Transformation
10:30 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m.
Plenary Session: Report of the Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians
Speaker: A.D. Frazier, Chair, Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians
Panelists: Rep. Larry O'Neal, Chair, House Ways and Means Committee
Sen. Jack Hill, Chair, Senate Appropriations Committee
12:30 p.m.
Luncheon
Speaker: Governor-Elect Nathan Deal
2:00 p.m. Adjourn
 
 
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