[Ohio-talk] Fw: Committees for the 129th G.A.

[Dr. JW Smith]

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Dr. J. Webster Smith
President National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
P.O.BOX 458 Athens, Ohio, 45701-0458
Phone Number - 740-592-6326 
"Changing What it Means to be Blind"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Sammons, Elizabeth 
To: 'Mary Hiland' ; 'Dr. JW Smith' ; 'OlmsteadTaskforce at yahoogroups.com' 
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 1:21 PM
Subject: FW: Committees for the 129th G.A.


C colleagues,

Please find below excerpts from a letter written by the upcoming speaker of the House, 129th General Assembly. I thought many of you would appreciate the new committees list, reduced from 27 to 17. Of note,  Aging and Disability which was created at the start of the 128th G.A. no longer exists.


Sincerely,
Elizabeth Sammons

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In recent weeks I have spoken to several of you regarding House Committees. Below please find a list of standing committees and subcommittees for the 129th General Assembly.   This new structure will provide a considerable increase in the workload and frequency of meetings taking place for each committee.  In addition, a number of committees intend to hold their hearings during evening hours. 

 

The committee structure, along with expansion of committee meeting times, will allow for a greater opportunity of public participation and transparency in the legislative process.  This will also allow members of the House to have more time to thoroughly work on each piece of legislation for drafting and amending purposes.  

 



Committees of the 129th General Assembly: 

1)      Agriculture and Natural Resources

2)      Commerce and Labor

3)      Criminal Justice

4)      Economic and Small Business Development

5)      Education

6)      Finance and Appropriations

                                                        I.            Primary and Secondary Education Subcommittee

                                                      II.            Higher Education Subcommittee

                                                    III.            Transportation Subcommittee

                                                    IV.            Health and Human Services Subcommittee

                                                      V.            Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee

7)      Financial Institutions, Housing and Urban Development

8)      Health and Aging

9)      Insurance

10)   Judiciary and Ethics

11)   Local Government

12)   Public Utilities

13)   Rules and Reference

14)   State Government and Elections

15)   Transportation, Public Safety and Homeland Security

16)   Veteran's Affairs

17)   Ways and Means