News - Rita Allison

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2015 News Updates

Rep. Rita Allison is Chair of the SC House Education and Public Works Committee. The first Republican woman in a decade to hold the position of one of the 6 Standing Committees in the SC House..

Recently served as Acting Speaker of the SC House, gavel given over by SC Speaker of the House, Jay Lucas.

Chairing the House Education Policy and Reform Ad-Hoc Committee made up of legislators, business, educators and former educators.

Rep. Allison honored for support of people with disabilities.

Rep. Rita Allison was honored recently at the S.C. Vocational Rehabilitation Association's annual meeting. SCVRA is the support organization for the S.C. Vocational Rehabilitation Department, which enables eligible South Carolinians with disabilities to prepare for, achieve and maintain competitive employment. Allison, R-Spartanburg, received the SCVRA Legislative Award for her "personal interest in and outstanding support for the Vocational Rehabilitation program." She has publicly supported the work of the S.C. Vocational Rehabilitation Department and introduced many of her constituents to VR for employment services. For nearly a decade, she has worked with SCVRD and officials in Lyman to overcome numerous challenges to establishing a VR facility in the Upstate. Ground was broken for the new facility in September. It will bring comprehensive services to people with disabilities in that area. These services are now only available at the agency's central location in West Columbia.

Pictured above: SCVRD Commissioner Barbara G. Hollis, left, presents the Legislative
Award to Rep. Rita Allison.