The joint House and Senate transportation committees confirmed Janine Miller as director of planning for the Georgia Department of Transportation after brief remarks from Miller and multiple member endorsements.

Miller described a long record in transportation and economic development: she said she earned an M.B.A. and an M.P.A. at Georgia State (Andrew Young School), worked at the Atlanta Regional Commission, served at the State Road and Tollway Authority, advised Governor Sonny Perdue on transportation, served on the MARTA board and worked in roles at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Transportation. She said her work at USDA emphasized rural development programs and that she had worked on the president's infrastructure proposal and a USDOT initiative called "routes, rural opportunities to use transportation for economic success."

Members offered bipartisan endorsements. Representative Smith welcomed Miller back to Atlanta and said he had known her for years; other members praised her intelligence, experience and accessibility. Chairman Satsler asked Miller what lessons from her USDA work she would bring to state practice; Miller answered that USDA programs are often loan-based and that many rural bridges in poor condition are concentrated in rural areas, noting this increases freight distances and costs.

Representative Garner moved to support Miller's nomination for director of planning and Senator Jones seconded. The committee heard no discussion and voted by voice; the chair announced "motion carries" and told Miller she had been confirmed. The transcript records members saying "aye" but does not include a roll-call tally in the record.

Miller thanked the committee and said she looked forward to working with Governor Kemp, Commissioner McMurray and committee members. The committee's action fulfills the statutory confirmation step the chair said is required for the governor's nominee; the transcript does not record any formal conditions, swearing-in date, or salary details.