Rep. Dempsey to Chair Technical College Subcommittee

ATLANTA – Representative Katie Dempsey (R-Rome) has been appointed Chairman of House Technical Colleges Subcommittee. This subcommittee is under the Higher Education Committee.

“I am so honored to be chosen for this position” said Rep. Dempsey, “I will do everything in my power to contribute to the success of the Technical College System of Georgia.”

As subcommittee chairman, Rep. Dempsey will oversee any legislation affecting Georgia’s technical colleges, including Rome-based Coosa Valley Technical College.

Rep. Bill Hembree (R-Winston), Chairman of the Higher Education Committee, said he named Rep. Dempsey to chair the subcommittee because, “Rep. Dempsey has displayed outstanding leadership on the committee the past two years. She has really shown an enormous amount of knowledge of higher education that will enable her to deal with issues that come before the subcommittee of the technical college system. It’s good to have her.”

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