Chapter 477

2004 -- H 7990

Enacted 07/07/04

A N A C T

RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CIVIC EDUCATION COMMISSION

Introduced By: Representative Susan A. Story

Date Introduced: February 12, 2004

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 16-2.1-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-2.1 entitled "Civic

Education Commission" is hereby amended to read as follows:

16-2.1-1. Civic education commission. -- There is hereby created a permanent

commission to be known as the Rhode Island Permanent Commission on Civic Education to

consist of seventeen (17) twenty-four (24) members; three (3) of whom shall be from the house of

representatives, not more than two (2) from the same political party, to be appointed by the

speaker; three (3) of whom shall be from the senate, not more than two (2) from the same

political party, to be appointed by the senate majority leader president; one (1) of whom shall be

the Rhode Island secretary of state, or designee; two (2) of whom shall be teachers or

representatives of teachers, one (1) of whom shall be a member of the National Education

Association of Rhode Island, to be appointed by the speaker, and one (1) of whom shall be a

member of the American Federation of Teachers, to be appointed by the senate majority leader

president; one (1) of whom shall be a member of the Superintendent's Association, or Principal's

Association, to be appointed by the speaker; one (1) of whom shall be the director of the Rhode

Island Historical Society, or designee; one (1) of whom shall be the Rhode Island state archivist,

or designee; and one (1) of whom shall be the commissioner of elementary and secondary

education, or designee; one (1) of whom shall be the director of legislative press and public

information bureau, or designee; one (1) of whom shall be from the Black Heritage Society, to be

appointed by the speaker; one (1) of whom shall be from the International Institute of Rhode

Island to be appointed by the senate majority leader president; and one (1) of whom shall be a

school librarian/media specialist to be appointed by the speaker; one (1) of whom shall be a

teacher at a parochial/private school institution to be appointed by the speaker; one (1) of whom

shall be the director of museum and program at the Rhode Island Heritage Harbor Museum, or

designee; one (1) of whom shall be the director of Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities,

or designee; one (1) of whom shall be the director of the Pell Center for International Relations

and Public Policy, or designee; one (1) of whom shall be the director of the Rhode Island Latino

Civic Fund, or designee; one (1) of whom shall be the executive director of the Civics First

Organization, or designee; and one (1) of whom shall be the director of the Center for Civic

Education, or designee.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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