Education Committee, Arkansas House of Representatives
The Education Committee is a class A standing committee of the Arkansas House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Arkansas House of Representatives are assigned by the four Congressional District Caucuses. Each caucus selects five members for each committee. Each member of the House of Representatives serves on two standing committees.[1] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum. The Speaker of the House serves as an ex officio member of any committee, but does not count towards quorum.[2]
See rules: Rules of the House
Function
“ | This committee reviews matters pertaining to public kindergarten, elementary, secondary, and adult education, vocational education, vocational-technical schools, vocational rehabilitation, higher education, private educational institutions, similar legislation, and resolutions germane to the subject matter of the committee.[3][4] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
House Education Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (16) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
House Education Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (2) | Republican members (18) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
House Education Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (3) | Republican members (17) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
House Education Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (14) | Third-party members(0) |
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Grant Hodges (R) left this committee on July 10, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Education Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (3) | Republican members (17) | |||
• John W. Walker | • Bruce Cozart, Chair | |||
• Mark McElroy | • Charlotte Vining Douglas, Vice chair | |||
• George McGill | • Stephen Meeks | |||
• Gary Deffenbaugh | ||||
• Jon S. Eubanks | ||||
• Mark Lowery | ||||
• Andy Davis | ||||
• Jana Della Rosa | ||||
• Grant Hodges | ||||
• Rick Beck | ||||
• Dan Sullivan | ||||
• Nelda Speaks | ||||
• Mickey Gates | ||||
• DeAnn Vaught | ||||
• James Sturch | ||||
• Frances Cavenaugh | ||||
• Sonia Eubanks Barker |
2015 legislative session
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The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Education Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (10) | |||
• Sheilla E. Lampkin, Vice chair | • Bruce Cozart, Chair | |||
• Greg Leding | • Gary Deffenbaugh | |||
• Reginald Murdock | • Justin T. Harris | |||
• James Ratliff | • Jon S. Eubanks | |||
• John W. Walker | • Jeremy Gillam | |||
• Scott Baltz | • Nate Bell | |||
• Mark McElroy | • Charlotte Vining Douglas | |||
• Charles Armstrong | • Mark Lowery | |||
• Warwick Sabin | • Bill Gossage | |||
• Michael John Gray | • Grant Hodges |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Education Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (11) | |||
• James McLean, Chair | • Ann Clemmer, Vice Chair | |||
• Jody Dickinson | • Debra Hobbs | |||
• John Edwards | • Les Carnine | |||
• John Catlett | • Robert E. Dale | |||
• Homer Lenderman | • Karen Hopper | |||
• Sheilla Lampkin | • Mark Biviano | |||
• James Ratliff | • Gary Deffenbaugh | |||
• Charles Armstrong | • Jon S. Eubanks | |||
• Brent Talley | • Bruce Cozart | |||
• Charlotte Vining Douglas | ||||
• Mark Lowery |
2011-2012
Education Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (9) | |||
• Eddie Cheatham, Chair | • Duncan Baird | |||
• Johnnie Roebuck, Vice Chair | • Les Carnine | |||
• Toni Bradford | • Ann Clemmer | |||
• Jerry Brown | • Robert Dale | |||
• Jody Dickinson | • Jane English | |||
• James McLean | • Debra Hobbs | |||
• Bobby Pierce | • Karen Hopper | |||
• Tracy Steele | • Donna Hutchinson | |||
• Randy Stewart | • Tim Summers | |||
• Kathy Webb | ||||
• Tommy Wren |
2009-2010
Education Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (2) | |||
• Bill Abernathy | • Daniel Greenberg | |||
• Monty Betts | • Mark Martin | |||
• Nancy Blount | ||||
• Steve Breedlove | ||||
• David Cook | ||||
• Mark Perry | ||||
• David Rainey | ||||
• Rick Saunders | ||||
• Linda Tyler | ||||
• Charolette Wagner |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Arkansas House of Representatives, "Rules of the House," accessed February 22, 2021(Rule 54-a-2)
- ↑ Arkansas House of Representatives, "Rules of the House," accessed February 22, 2021(Rule 66)
- ↑ Arkansas State Legislature, "Education Committee - House," accessed February 22, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.