ATLANTA–The Georgia Credit Union Association held its state Governmental Affairs Conference here in conjunction with the Georgia legislature’s 40-day legislative session.
At the conference, credit union professionals gained insight into multiple legislative issues facing the industry, heard from legislative leaders and political opinion makers, and learned what they can to do to help shape bills before they become law, according to the GCUA..This year’s event, held on January 26, provided the opportunity for credit union professionals to grow in their understanding of legislative issues, gain the tools to expand grassroots strength and widen the scope of influence credit unions have with legislators.
This year, Georgia credit unions gained insight from:
- Attorney General Sam Olens on the priorities of his office and what credit unions could anticipate in the year ahead.
- Department of Banking and Finance Commissioner Kevin Hagler and Deputy Commissioner Lori Godfrey on upcoming legislation from the Department, with a synopsis of the positive changes for credit unions pursued by GCUA.
- Bill Nigut, Senior Executive over TV, News and Radio for Georgia Public Broadcasting on his perspective of covering national and state political issues and elections for the past 30 years.
- Senate Minority Leader Senator Steve Henson on the Democratic Party’s priorities of his caucus in the state legislature.
- Senate Majority Leader Senator Bill Cowsert on the Republican Party’s priorities in the state legislature.
Credit unions also were presented an overview of the key players and factors in this year’s legislature, as well as an overview of the legislative issues of interest to credit unions.