Jack:

Thanks for calling attention to this boondoggle--what a waste
of time and resources! Sounds like somebody who knows somebody
who knew somebody who knows somebody has a sister in law who
knows somebody that needs something to do and thinks they know
something about the history of history. Let's join forces and
knock this TURKEY down now!!!!!!!!!!!!

On 3/04/09, Jack/AR/7-8 wrote:
>
> I just received this from a different site and thought you
> might enjoy looking at it. It would create a task force to
> improve the teaching of Arkansas History in the classroom.
> Jack/AR/7-8
>
>
>
> Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined
> language would be added to the law as it existed
> prior to this session of the General Assembly.
> *SAG079* 02-23-2009 14:16 SAG079
> 1 State of Arkansas
> 2 87th General Assembly A Bill
> 3 Regular Session, 2009 SENATE BILL 452
> 4
> 5 By: Senators Salmon, Madison, Elliott, Teague
> 6 By: Representatives Saunders, Ragland, House
> 7
> 8
> 9 For An Act To Be Entitled
> 10 AN ACT TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE TASK
> 11 FORCE ON THE ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF
> 12 ARKANSAS HISTORY EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS; AND
> 13 FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
> 14
> 15 Subtitle
> 16 TO CREATE THE ARKANSAS LEGISLATIVE TASK
> 17 FORCE ON THE STATUS OF ARKANSAS HISTORY
> 18 EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
> 19
> 20
> 21 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF
> ARKANSAS:
> 22
> 23 SECTION 1. TEMPORARY LANGUAGE - DO NO CODIFY.
> 24 (a) There is created the Arkansas Legislative Task Force
> on Arkansas
> 25 History Education.
> 26 (b) The task force shall consist of the following
> members:
> 27 (1) The Commissioner of Education or his or her designee;
> 28 (2) One (1) member of the Senate appointed by the
> President Pro
> 29 Tempore of the Senate;
> 30 (3) One (1) member of the House of Representatives
> appointed by
> 31 the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
> 32 (4) Two (2) members at large appointed by the Governor;
> 33 (5) Two (2) parents of children enrolled in the public
> school
> 34 system appointed by the Governor;
> 35 (6) Two (2) school administrators selected by the
> Arkansas
> 36 Association of School Administrators;
> 1 7) Two (2) teachers of Arkansas history selected by the
> 2 Arkansas Council for the Social Studies;
> 3 (8) Two (2) members appointed by the Executive Director
> of the
> 4 Arkansas Educational Television Network;
> 5 (9) Two (2) members appointed by the Arkansas State
> Historian;
> 6 (10) Two (2) members appointed by the President of the
> Arkansas
> 7 History Education Coalition;
> 8 (11) Two (2) members appointed by the President of the
> Arkansas
> 9 Historical Association;
> 10 (12) Two (2) members appointed by the Director of the
> Department
> 11 of Arkansas Heritage; and
> 12 (13) Two (2) members appointed by the Director of the
> Department
> 13 of Parks and Tourism.
> 14 (c)(1) The member of the House of Representatives and
> the member of
> 15 the Senate appointed to the task force under subsection
> (b) of this section
> 16 shall serve as cochairs of the task force.
> 17 (2) Meetings of the task force shall be held at least
> one (1)
> 18 time every three (3) months but may occur more often at
> the call of the
> 19 cochairs or by petition by a majority of the members.
> 20 (3) The task force may solicit, accept, and expend gifts
> and
> 21 grants.
> 22 (d) If a vacancy occurs on the task force, the vacancy
> shall be filled
> 23 by the same process as the original appointment.
> 24 (e) The task force shall establish rules and procedures
> for conducting
> 25 business.
> 26 (f) Legislative members of the task force shall be
> entitled to receive
> 27 reimbursement for expenses and per diem at the same rate
> and from the same
> 28 source as provided by law for members of the General
> Assembly attending
> 29 meetings of interim committees.
> 30 (g) A majority of the members of the task force shall
> constitute a
> 31 quorum for transacting any business of the task force.
> 32 (h) The Bureau of Legislative Research shall provide
> staff for the task
> 33 force.
> 34 (i) The task force shall be abolished on June 1, 2011.
> 35
> 36 SECTION 2. TEMPORARY LANGUAGE - DO NOT CODIFY.
> 1 kansas Legislative Task Force on Arkansas History
> Education
> 2 shall:
> 3 (1) Assess the status of Arkansas history education in
> public
> 4 schools;
> 5 (2) Compile information on the need for and availability
> of
> 6 instructional materials for Arkansas history classes;
> 7 (3) Investigate ways state agencies, museums, libraries,
> 8 professional groups, and other interested parties can
> contribute to Arkansas
> 9 history education;
> 10 (4) Review Arkansas history preparation programs for
> elementary
> 11 and secondary teachers;
> 12 (5) Identify means for recognizing outstanding teachers
> of
> 13 Arkansas history;
> 14 (6) Investigate ways Arkansas history can be used to
> reinforce
> 15 instruction in other subject areas; and
> 16 (7) Develop a set of written recommendations for the
> General
> 17 Assembly that will improve the Arkansas history
> curriculum taught in public
> 18 schools.
> 19 (b) The taskforce shall submit two (2) reports to the
> House Committee
> 20 on Education and the Senate Committee on Education
> consisting of a:
> 21 (1) Status report not later than June 1, 2010; and
> 22 (2) Final report not later than May 1, 2011.

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