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2009 SESSION

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SB 1453 Civics Education, Commission on; established.

Introduced by: J. Chapman Petersen | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION:

Commission on Civics Education.  Moves the Commission on Civics Education to the legislative branch and gives the Commission fund-raising authority.  Also provides for the appointment of 12 nonlegislative citizen members, two to be appointed by the Governor and 10 to be appointed by the Joint Rules Committee.

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Commission on Civics Education.  Moves the Commission on Civics Education to the legislative branch and gives the Commission fund-raising authority.  Also provides for the appointment of eight nonlegislative citizen members by the Joint Rules Committee.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Commission on Civics Education.  Moves the Commission on Civics Education to the legislative branch, adds a student to serve as a nonlegislative citizen member, and gives the Commission fund-raising authority.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Commission on Civics Education.  Adds one nonlegislative citizen member, who must be a student that has successfully completed the Civics curriculum in his school division, to the membership of the Commission. This bill also extends the Commission to 2015. Currently, there are no student members serving on the Commission and the Commission expires on July 1, 2010.