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AGENDA
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2012
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11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Registration |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Budget Update Sessions (Legislators Only)
Speakers:
House (Mahler Auditorium, 1st floor):
Rep. Terry England, Chairman, House Appropriations Committee
Martha Wigton, Director, House Budget and Research Office
Senate (Masters Hall, 1st floor):
Sen. Jack Hill, Chairman, Senate Appropriations Committee
Jason Fernandes, Director, Senate Budget and Evaluation Office
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| 4:00 p.m. |
Opening Plenary Session
Music: UGA Classic City Jazz, UGA's Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Presiding: Laura Meadows, Director, Carl Vinson Institute of Government
Introduction of New Legislators: Lt. Governor Casey Cagle; Speaker David Ralston
Introduction: Speaker David Ralston
Keynote Speakers:
Sandra Magnus, Executive Director, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, former NASA Astronaut
U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss
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| 5:00 p.m. |
Reception Honoring New Members (Pecan Tree Galleria, 1st floor)
Sponsored by the University of Georgia Foundation
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6:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Registration |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Breakfast (Magnolia Ballroom, 1st floor)
Introduction: Sen. Frank Ginn
Speaker: Charles Bullock, Richard B. Russell Professor of Political Science, University of Georgia
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| 8:30 a.m. |
Plenary Session: Economic Outlook (Mahler Auditorium, 1st floor)
Presiding: Laura Meadows, Director, Carl Vinson Institute of Government
Speaker: Mark Vitner, Managing Director and Senior Economist, Wells Fargo
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| 10:00 a.m. |
Break (Hill Atrium, 1st floor) |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Plenary Session: Job Creation Initiatives (Mahler Auditorium, 1st floor)
Moderator: Rob Gordon, Carl Vinson Institute of Government
Speakers:
Tax Policy Update
Rep. Mickey Channell, Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee
Sen. Bill Heath, Chairman, Senate Finance Committee
State Initiatives
Curtis Foltz, Executive Director, Georgia Ports Authority
Tricia Pridemore, Executive Director, Governor's Office of Workforce Development
Chris Cummiskey, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Economic Development
Red Tape Watch Initiative
Rep. David Knight, Chairman, Special Committee on Small Business Development and Job Creation
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| 12:15 p.m. |
Luncheon (Magnolia Ballroom, 1st floor)
Presiding: Speaker David Ralston
Invocation: Rep. Paul Battles
Speaker: Hank Huckaby, Chancellor, University System of Georgia
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| 2:15 p.m. |
Plenary Session: Natural Resources and the Environment (Mahler Auditorium, 1st floor)
Moderator: Rob McDowell, Carl Vinson Institute of Government
Speakers: Judson H. Turner, Director, Georgia Environmental Protection Division
Mark Williams, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Panelists: Rep. Lynn Smith, Chairman, House Natural Resources and Environment Committee
Sen. Ross Tolleson, Chairman, Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee
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| 3:45 p.m. |
Break (Hill Atrium, 1st floor) |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Breakfast (Magnolia Ballroom, 1st floor)
Introduction: Rep. Wendell Willard
Speaker: Carol Hunstein, Chief Justice of Georgia Supreme Court
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| 8:30 a.m. |
Concurrent Sessions
Juvenile Justice Reform (Mahler Auditorium, 1st floor)
Moderator: Mike Hourihan, Carl Vinson Institute of Government
Speakers:
Rep. Wendell Willard, Chairman, House Judiciary Committee
Melissa Carter , Executive Director, Barton Child Law and Policy Center, Emory University School of Law
Sen. Jesse Stone
Kids Count: Data and Collaboration, Keys to Unlocking Georgia's Potential (Masters Hall, 1st floor)
Moderator: Eric Robinson, Carl Vinson Institute of Government
Speaker: Gaye Smith, Executive Director, Georgia Family Connection Partnership
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| 9:00 a.m. |
Plenary Session: Controlling Costs of the State Health Benefit Plan (Mahler Auditorium, 1st floor)
Moderator: David Tanner, Carl Vinson Institute of Government
Speakers:
David A. Cook, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Community Health
Cindy Gillespie, Senior Managing Director, McKenna Long & Aldridge
Panelists:
Sen. Jack Hill, Chairman, Senate Appropriations Committee
Rep. Terry England, Chairman, House Appropriations Committee
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| 10:00 a.m. |
Break (Hill Atrium, 1st floor) |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Plenary Session: Education (Mahler Auditorium, 1st floor)
Moderator: Beverly Johnson, Carl Vinson Institute of Government
Speakers:
College and Career Academies
Mark Whitlock, CEO, Central Educational Center
State Education Finance Study Commission Discussion
Sen. Fran Millar, Chairman, Senate Education and Youth Committee
Rep. Brooks Coleman, Chairman, House Education Committee
Rep. Tom Dickson, Vice Chairman, House Appropriations Committee, Education Subcommittee
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| 11:30 a.m. |
Plenary Session: Transportation (Mahler Auditorium, 1st floor)
Moderator: Stacy Jones, Carl Vinson Institute of Government
Speaker:
Keith Golden, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Transportation
Panelists:
Sen. Jeff Mullis, Chairman, Senate Transportation Committee
Rep. Jay Roberts, Chairman, House Transportation Committee
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| 12:30 p.m. |
Luncheon (Magnolia Ballroom, 1st floor)
Presiding: Lt. Governor Casey Cagle
Invocation: Sen. Charlie Bethel
Speaker: Governor Nathan Deal
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| 2:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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