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Resolution to create cancer study committee wins unanimous committee approval
Summary
House Resolution 72 would create a multi-year study committee to evaluate cancer care in Georgia, including workforce, screening and rural access; the committee approved the resolution unanimously.
The committee unanimously approved House Resolution 72 to create a four-year study committee to examine cancer care in Georgia, focusing on workforce, screening, prevention and access to care.
Chairman Hawkins described the resolution as a broad study and told members the committee would include appointees from legislative leaders to review powers, duties, meetings and allowances and produce a final report. The resolution specifies appointments and a reporting requirement at the study’s end.
Witnesses representing cancer-care organizations voiced support. Ray Williams of City of Hope (formerly Cancer Treatment Centers of America) offered the organization’s resources and outreach support to the study committee. Lynn Durham of Georgia Corps (the Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education) said the committee should examine workforce gaps, rural oncology access and use of tobacco settlement funds, noting that the state has not taken a comprehensive look at statewide cancer services in many years.
Hawkins noted personal reasons for sponsoring the resolution and emphasized community impacts; members approved the resolution by voice vote. The resolution will create the study body and proceed according to the dates and reporting schedule specified in the resolution, which takes effect on signature unless dates are otherwise provided.
