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Legislative Advisory Council
The Legislative Advisory Council of legislators and delegates from each state advises the Board. The Council meets several times each year to examine key issues. SREB’s Legislative Work Conference is the nation’s oldest annual legislative forum on education issues.
Alabama
Representative Alan Baker of Brewton serves on the Council by virtue of being a legislative member of the Board.
Senators Dick Brewbaker of Montgomery, Vivian Davis Figures of Mobile, and Trip Pittman of Montrose, and Representatives Terri Collins of Decatur, Randy Davis of Daphne and Rod Scott of Fairfield are gubernatorial appointees to the Council.
Arkansas
Senator Joyce Elliott of Little Rock serves on the Council by virtue of being a legislative member of the Board.
Senators Eddie L. Cheatham of Crossett and Alan Clark of Lonsdale, and Representatives Sonia Barker of Smackover, Bruce Cozart of Hot Springs, Grant Hodges of Rogers and Mark Lowery of Maumelle are gubernatorial appointees to the Council.
Delaware
Senator David Sokola of Newark serves on the Council by virtue of being a legislative member of the Board.
Representatives Stephanie Bolden of Wilmington, Debra Heffernan of Wilmington, Earl G. Jaques of Newark, Joseph Miro of Newark and Michael Ramone of Newark, and Senators Brian Pettyjohn of Georgetown and F. Gary Simpson of Milford are gubernatorial appointees to the Council.
Georgia
Representative Terry England of Auburn and Senator Jack Hill of Reidsville serve on the Council by virtue of being legislative members of the Board. Senator Fran Millar of Dunwoody serves on the Council by virtue of being a legislative member of the Board and is the Council’s current chair.
Representative Robert Dickey of Musella is a gubernatorial appointee to the Council.
Kentucky
Representative Derrick W. Graham of Frankfort serves on the Council by virtue of being a legislative member of the Board. Representative John “Bam” Carney of Campbellsville serves on the Council by virtue of being a legislative member of the Board and is the Council’s current vice chair.
Louisiana
Senator Francis C. Thompson of Delhi serves on the Council by virtue of being a legislative member of the Board.
Representatives Nancy Landry of Lafayette and Patricia Haynes Smith of Baton Rouge, and Senators Gerald Long of Winnfield and Dan W. “Blade” Morrish of Jennings are gubernatorial appointees to the Council.
Mississippi
Senators Terry Burton of Newton and Videt Carmichael of Meridian serve on the Council by virtue of being legislative members of the Board.
Representative Nolan Mettetal of Sardis is a gubernatorial appointee to the Council.
North Carolina
Representative Graig R. Meyer of Chapel Hill and Senator Tamara Barringer of Cary serve on the Council by virtue of being legislative members of the Board.
Representatives Rosa U. Gill of Raleigh and Linda P. Johnson of Kannapolis and Senators Jay J. Chaudhuri of Raleigh and Erica D. Smith of Henrico are gubernatorial appointees to the Council.
Oklahoma
Representative Chad Caldwell of Enid serves on the Council by virtue of being a legislative member of the Board.
Senators Marty Quinn of Claremore and Gary Stanislawski of Tulsa, and Representatives Rhonda Baker of Yukon and Todd Russ of Cordell are gubernatorial appointees to the Council.
South Carolina
Representative Rita Allison of Lyman and Senator Nikki G. Setzler of West Columbia serve on the Council by virtue of being legislative members of the Board.
Senator John W. Matthews Jr. of Bowman is a gubernatorial appointee to the Council.
West Virginia
Senators Robert H. Plymale of Huntington and Roman W. Prezioso Jr. of Fairmont serve on the Council by virtue of being legislative members of the Board.
Senator Kenny Mann of Ballard and Delegates Paul Espinosa of Charles Town, Rick Moye of Crab Orchard and Joe Statler of Core are gubernatorial appointees to the Council.