Issue link: http://savannah.uberflip.com/i/1514514
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES: • Support changes to the civil justice system, which will reduce lawsuit abuse, thereby reducing insurance, freight, and raw material costs. • Continue to support efforts to increase tourism marketing funding for Georgia as a global visitor destination. • Support a workforce development pilot project to create Goodwill Excel Center schools for persons over 21 to obtain a high school diploma. • Support the Board of Regents and Savannah State University's Capital Outlay Request to improve HVAC systems in several instructional and support facilities. • Support the Board of Regents and Savannah State University's request to pay off bonds associated with Savannah State University Student Center and the Stadium Public Private Venture project. • Support the Board of Regents and Georgia Southern's request to renovate the Parker College of Business on the Statesboro campus. This initiative aims to modernize infrastructure, optimize space usage, foster collaborative learning, and establish a financial service-learning lab. • Support an allocation from the Georgia Transit Trust Fund for Chatham Area Transits EV transit fleet and charging infrastructure. • Support legislative revisions needed to enable CAT commuter express service on interstate shoulder lanes in our region to serve the new Hyundai META plant. • Support legislation establishing Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) programs in Georgia to incentivize energy efficiency and conservation improvements in new construction and renovation projects by making low-interest rate financing available. • Continue to support funding for the redesign and construction of the I-95 Airport Interchange (Exit 104). • Support continued state, local and federal funding partnership for scheduled periodic beach and dune renourishment for Tybee Island that will be needed in the coming years. • Support policies that ease military family relocation into the state and communities, including promoting licensure portability and occupational licensing reform for military spouses.