Amen, Roy! If it gobbles like a Turkey and waddles like a Turkey,
then its a . . .

On 3/09/09, Roy Hardwood III wrote:
> 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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