State Representative Woody Burton has been appointed to serve on the Commission on Education, Interim Study Committee on Driver Education, Military Base Planning Council and Pension Management Oversight Commission.
“I am humbled to be appointed to these summer study committees,” said Rep. Burton. “These committees will take a closer look at critical issues facing Hoosiers across the state.”
Every year after the legislative session is completed, the Legislative Council meets to assign topics for study during the interim as well as establish any new interim committee that is needed to examine a particular issue. Most interim committees begin meeting in July with their work wrapping up toward the end of October.
Interim committees are an integral part of the legislative process. Even though session is adjourned for 2013, representatives continue their legislative duties by conducting in-depth studies of various topics assigned to their committees. Interim committees with specific expertise receive public testimony and work out the details of proposed legislation before it is introduced in the 2014 session.
“The interim committees work to help us lay the foundation for the upcoming session,” said Rep. Burton. “I look forward to the thoughtful discussion that will take place as we seek to address any necessary legislative solutions.”
To see a complete list of the assigned committees, member appointments and what the committees are charged with studying, please visit: www.in.gov/house_republicans.
