Missouri To
Teach The Holocaust In Public Schools
SENATE BILL NO.
1189
93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
5468S.01T
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Missouri Governor Signs The holocaust Education Bill
The bill was signed on 6/30/2005
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AN ACT "Holocaust Education and Awareness Commission
Act".
To amend chapter 161, RSMo, by adding
thereto one new section relating to the holocaust education and awareness
commission.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of
Missouri, as follows:
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"Hear Ye Hear Ye!"
Section A. Chapter 161, RSMo, is amended
by adding thereto one new
2 section, to be known as section 161.700, to read as follows:
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161.700. 1.
- Permanent Office
There is
hereby created a permanent state commission known as the
"Holocaust Education and Awareness Commission".
The commission shall be housed in the department of elementary and
secondary education and shall promote implementation of holocaust education
and awareness programs in Missouri in order to encourage understanding of the
holocaust and discourage bigotry.
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Commission Of Twelve
The commission shall be composed of
twelve members to
be appointed by the governor with advice and consent of the senate. The makeup
of the commission shall be:
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Special Commissioner
The commissioner of elementary and secondary
education shall guide the program
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University Of Missouri
The president of the University of
Missouri system shall be on the board of twelve.
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Nine Civilians
Nine members of the public,
representative of the diverse religious and ethnic heritage groups populating
Missouri.
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Taxpayer Funded
The holocaust education and awareness
commission may receive such funds as appropriated from public
moneys or contributed to it by private sources.
It may sponsor programs or publications to SB 1189 2 educate the public about
the crimes of genocide in an effort to deter indifference to crimes against
humanity and human suffering wherever they occur.
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Only The Jewish Holocaust
The term "holocaust" shall be defined as
the period from 1933 through 1945 when six
million Jews and millions of others were murdered in Nazi concentration camps
as part of a structured, state-sanctioned program of genocide.
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Missouri Must Hire A Full Time Director
The commission may employ an executive
director and such other persons to carry out its functions.
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