ENGROSSED
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
Senate Bill No. 510
(By Senators Hunter, Oliverio, Prezioso, McCabe,
Rowe, Caldwell, Unger and Ross)
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[Originating in the Committee on Government Organization;
reported February 17, 2003.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact sections two and three, article twenty-
eight, chapter five of the code of West Virginia, one thousand
nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, all relating to the West
Virginia commission on holocaust education; providing for
reimbursement of actual and necessary expenses; and
authorizing the commission to accept gifts, donations and
state funds as appropriated by the Legislature.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That sections two and three, article twenty-eight, chapter
five of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred
thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted, all to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 28. COMMISSION ON HOLOCAUST EDUCATION.
§5-28-2. Commission on holocaust education; compensation
(a) Effective the first day of July, two thousand one, there
is created the West Virginia commission on holocaust education.
(b) The commission is composed of eleven members: Two members
currently serving on the state board of education, selected by the
board; the state superintendent of schools or his or her designee;
the director of the division of veterans' affairs; one attorney
from the attorney general's office, civil rights division; one
teacher who has completed professional development related to
holocaust education teaching at the high-school level and one
teacher who has completed professional development related to
holocaust education teaching at the junior-high or middle-school
level, each appointed by the governor with the advice and consent
of the Senate; and four state residents, appointed by the governor,
with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall be:
Individuals who are holocaust scholars or individuals experienced
in the field of holocaust education or survivors, second
generation, eye-witness/liberators or individuals recommended by
the chair of the present holocaust education commission, created by
executive order, who, by virtue of their interest, education or
long-term involvement in human rights, prejudice reduction and
holocaust education have demonstrated, through their past
commitment and cooperation with the existing holocaust commission
on education, their willingness to work for holocaust awareness and
education in West Virginia.
(c) Members of the commission shall be appointed for terms of three years or until their prospective successors are appointed and
qualified. Members are eligible for reappointment. Any member of
the commission who fails to attend more than two consecutive
meetings without an excuse approved by the commission may be
removed from the commission. All vacancies shall be filled by
appointment in the same manner as the original appointment and the
individual appointed to fill the vacancy serves for the remainder
of the unexpired term.
(d) The governor shall appoint a chairperson for the
commission for a term of three years and until his or her successor
is appointed and qualified.
(e) The speaker of the House of Delegates shall appoint a
member of the House of Delegates and the president of the Senate
shall appoint a member of the Senate to serve as advisors to the
commission.
(f) Members of the commission are not entitled to compensation
for services performed as members but may be reimbursed for actual
and necessary expenses incurred for each day engaged in the
performance of their official commission duties in a manner
consistent with the guidelines of the travel management office of
the department of administration.
§5-28-3. Commission powers and duties.
(a) The commission shall:
(1) Provide, based upon the collective knowledge and
experience of its members, assistance and advice to public and
private schools, colleges and universities with respect to the implementation of holocaust education and awareness programs;
(2) Meet with appropriate education officials and other
interested public and private organizations, including service
organizations, for the purpose of providing information, planning,
coordination or modification of courses of study or programs
dealing with the subject of the holocaust;
(3) Compile a roster of individual volunteers who are willing
to share their verifiable knowledge and experiences in classrooms,
seminars and workshops on the subject of the holocaust. The
volunteers may be survivors of the holocaust, liberators of
concentration camps, scholars, members of the clergy, community
relations professionals or other persons who, by virtue of their
experience, education or interest, have experience with the
holocaust;
(4) Coordinate events memorializing the holocaust and seek
volunteers who are willing and able to participate in commemorative
events that will enhance public awareness of the significance of
the holocaust; and
(5) Prepare annual reports for the governor and the
Legislature regarding its findings and recommendations to
facilitate the inclusion of holocaust studies and special programs
memorializing the holocaust in educational systems in this state.
(b) Members of the commission are not entitled to compensation
for services performed as members and are not entitled to
reimbursement for expenses The commission may accept and use for
the benefit of the people of West Virginia any gift or devise of any property or thing which is lawfully given and is authorized to
accept state funds as the same may be appropriated by the
Legislature.
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