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| Representative Don
Parsons, R-North Cobb County has been appointed to two very important
standing committees in the Southern Legislative Conference (SLC). The
Speaker cited work and initiatives by Rep. Parsons regarding energy
policy and fiscal policy when making his announcement that Rep. Parsons
had been appointed to the SLC Energy & Environment Committee
as well as the SLC Fiscal Affairs & Government Operations
Committee. The SLC’s mission is to foster and encourage intergovernmental cooperation among its 15-member states. In large measure this is achieved through the meetings, publications and policy positions of the Conference’s six standing committees. Committee members are appointed by their chamber’s legislative leadership and each committee elects its own officers. Through the deliberations of Committee members, an array of issues facing all Southern state legislatures are considered. The SLC’s six standing committees, Agriculture & Rural Development; Economic Development, Transportation & Cultural Affairs; Education; Energy & Environment; Fiscal Affairs & Government Operations; and Human Services & Public Safety, provide a forum which allows policymakers to share knowledge in their area of expertise with colleagues from across the South. By working together within the SLC and participating on its committees, Southern state legislative leaders are able to speak in a distinctive, unified voice while addressing issues which affect their states and the entire region. Rep. Parsons expressesd appreciation to the Speaker for his appointments. "The SLC is an organization that I am proud and honored to be a part of", Rep. Parsons told a group of his colleagues. "I look forward to the important work that we will address in these committees". |
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