- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Legislative update (Employees' Retirement System of Georgia)
- Title:
- Legislative update (Employees' Retirement System of Georgia), 16 January 2015
- Creator:
- Georgia. Employees' Retirement System
- Contributor to Resource:
- Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, issuing body.
- Publisher:
- [Atlanta, Georgia] : Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, 2015-01-16
- Date of Original:
- 2015-01-16
- Subject:
- Labor laws and legislation--Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Began with: January 11-15, 2010.
Description based on: January 11-15, 2010 (harvested from www.ers.ga.gov); title from PDF masthead (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed July 26, 2016).
Latest issue consulted: March 21-25, 2016 (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed July 26, 2016). - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA E400 .P1 L4 2015/1-16
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-be400-b-pp1-bl4-b2015-s1-h16-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-be400-b-pp1-bl4-b2015-s1-h16-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Serving those who serve Georgia
E RSGA
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia
For the Week of: January 12 - 16, 2015 Legislative Days: 1 - 4
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia
Legislative Update
January 16, 2015
Page 1
Inside This Update
1 Session Convenes
1 Legislative Schedule
2 Legislative Committees
2 State of the State
2 Legislative Log
For More Information on Legislation, please visit: www.ers.ga.gov
Contact Us
Jim Potvin Executive Director, ERSGA 404-603-5605 jim.potvin@ers.ga.gov
Kelly L. Moody Legislative Liaison and Communications Manager, ERSGA 404-603-5646 kelly.moody@ers.ga.gov
Danise Thaxton Executive Assistant to the Director, ERSGA 404-603-5602 danise.thaxton@ers.ga.gov
2015 Legislative Session Convenes
The House and Senate officially convened on Monday, January 12th for the first day of the 2015 Legislative Session. Members of both Chambers were sworn into office shortly after the session began.
The House elected David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) as Speaker of the House and also elected Representative Jan Jones (R-Milton) as Speaker Pro Tempore.
Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle will continue to preside over the Senate. David Shafer (R-Duluth) was elected to serve as President Pro Tempore in the Senate.
Legislative Adjournment Schedule Announced through February 12th
January 15 January 16-25 January 26 January 27 January 28 January 29 January 30 - February 1 February 2 February 3 February 4 February 5-8 February 9 February 10 February 11 Febuary 12
Legislative Day 4 Recess
Legislative Day 5 Legislative Day 6 Legislative Day 7 Legislative Day 8
Recess Legislative Day 9 Legislative Day 10 Legislative Day 11
Recess Legislative Day 12 Legislative Day 13 Legislaitve Day 14 Legislative Day 15
January 16, 2015
New House and Senate Committees
Page 2
The 2015 Legislative Session brings several changes to the membership of Legislative Committees in the General Assembly. Representative Paul Battles (R-Cartersville) will continue to chair the House Retirement Committee. Please click here for a full listing of House Retirement Committee members.
Senator Chuck Hufstetler (R-Rome) will chair the Senate Retirement Committee. Please click here to view a full listing of Senate Retirement Committee members.
Governor Nathan Deal gives State of the State
Governor Nathan Deal gave his fifth State of the State Address as members of the House and Senate convened for a joint session on Wednesday, January 14th, at 11AM. Governor Deal welcomed members to the 2015 Legislative Session and highlighted his proposals for the upcoming year.
To view the full text of the Governor's State of the State Address, click here.
Legislative Log
The Legislative Log will resume when new retirement legislation has been introduced. Summaries and links to legislative bills (when introduced) may also be found on the Legislation section of our website at www. ers.ga.gov.