LEGISLATION

Legislation establishing a commission:

Bill number: Senate Bill No. 1189
Title: Holocaust Education and Awareness Commission Act
Date: June 30, 2006
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Gibbons (R-15th)
Legislation:
Section A. Chapter 161, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 161.700, to read as follows:
161.700. 1. This section shall be known as the “Holocaust Education and Awareness Commission Act”. 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.
4. 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 educate the public about the crimes of genocide in an effort to deter indifference to crimes against humanity and human suffering wherever they occur.
(Law goes into effect August 28, 2006)

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ACADEMIC STANDARDS

There are no relevant academic standards.
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STATE RESOURCES

Holocaust Education and Awareness Commission
c/o Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
PO Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102

St. Louis Holocaust Museum and Learning Center
12 Millstone Campus Drive
St. Louis, MO 63146
Phone: 314.432.0020
Contact: Daniel A. Reich, Curator and Director of Education
Phone: 314.442.3714
E-mail: dreich@jfedstl.org

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
PO Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102
URL: http://www.dese.mo.gov/