RESOLVE Chapter 143

	Sec. A-3. Funding. Resolved: That the Legislative Youth Advisory
Council shall seek outside funds to fully fund all costs of
conducting the public forums described in section 2. If
sufficient outside funding has not been received by August 15,
2004 to fully fund all costs of conducting the public forums
described in section 2, no public forums are authorized and no
expenses of any kind may be incurred or reimbursed for this
purpose. All contributions are subject to approval by the
Legislative Council. All funds accepted must be forwarded to the
Executive Director of the Legislative Council along with an
accounting record that includes the amount of funds, the date the
funds were received, from whom the funds were received and the
purpose of and any limitation on the use of those funds. Upon
approval from the Legislative Council, the Executive Director of
the Legislative Council shall forward any funds received by the
Legislative Youth Advisory Council to the Edmund S. Muskie School
of Public Service, which shall administer and make available an
accounting of the funds. The Edmund S. Muskie School of Public
Service shall notify the chairs of the Legislative Youth Advisory
Council when sufficient funding has been received.

PART B

Sec. B-1. Task Force on Citizenship Education established. Resolved: That the
Department of Education and the State Board of Education shall
jointly establish and provide support for the Task Force on
Citizenship Education, referred to in this resolve as "the task
force." The task force shall address the recommendations of the
Commission to Study the Quality and Scope of Citizenship
Education, which was established pursuant to Resolve 2003,
chapter 85, including, but not limited to, the following
components:

1. Developing recommendations to assist the Department of
Education in its review of the guiding principles, the
performance standards and the content indicators of the system of
learning results, beginning with the 2003-2004 school year;

2. Engaging state and local educational agency officials,
educators, college officials, researchers, policy makers and
other key stakeholders in an effort to research, produce and
disseminate a resource guide to effective citizenship education
in the State;

3. Examining the content of preservice education in this
State related to citizenship education and considering any
implications for teacher certification;

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