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Civic Education, Commission on

    Reference:
    » Code Section 30-348
  • Description: The purposes of the Commission are to (i) educate students on the importance of citizen involvement in a representative democracy, (ii) promote the study of state and local government among the Commonwealth's citizenry, and (iii) enhance communication and collaboration among organizations in the Commonwealth that conduct civics education.
  • Workgroups:

  • Report Date: Annually
  • Expiration Date: July 1, 2019
  • Staff Contact:

    Chad Starzer, Senate Committee Operations, cstarzer@senate.virginia.gov

All members appointed by Speaker of the House. Appointment coincident with House term.
House Members:
Name
The Honorable R. Lee Ware
The Honorable Brenda L. Pogge
The Honorable Luke E. Torian
The Honorable Kaye Kory
The Honorable R. Steven Landes
All members appointed by Senate Committee on Rules. Appointment coincident with Senate term.
Senate Members:
Name
The Honorable J. Chapman Petersen
The Honorable David W. Marsden
The Honorable Amanda F. Chase
Citizen Members:
Name Representing Appointed By Term
The Honorable James H. Dillard II Retired School Civics or Government Teacher Senate Committee on Rules Expires 06/30/2020
Bob Gibson A public policy center of one of the Commonwealth's public institutions of higher education Senate Committee on Rules Expires 06/30/2020
Betsy Edwards Representative of the Virginia Press Association Senate Committee on Rules Expires 06/30/2020
Thomas C. Coen Current School Civics Teacher Speaker of the House Expires 06/30/2020
Mr. G. Michael Wildasin Background in Curriculum Development, Interactive Learning & Mulitmedia Technology Speaker of the House Expires 06/30/2018
Jennifer Patja Howell Representative of an organization that promotes civic learning Speaker of the House Expires 06/30/2018
Ex Officio Members:
Name Title
Christonya B. Brown History and Social Studies Coordinator, Virginia Dept of Education
Membership and Term Information:
Max # House: 5 Appointment Coincident With House Term? YES
Max # Senate: 3 Appointment Coincident With Senate Term? YES
Max # Citizens: 6
Max # Ex Officio: 1
Meetings:
09/24/2014   September Meeting
01/05/2015   January 5th Meeting
04/20/2015   April 2015 Meeting
07/06/2015   July Meeting
09/09/2015   September Meeting
11/12/2015   2015 Civics Education Summit
01/11/2016   January Meeting
07/11/2016   July Meeting
10/04/2016   ROOM CHANGE - October 4th Meeting - 10 AM - Orange
11/16/2016   2016 Civics Summit
08/17/2017   August Meeting
06/06/2018   New Meeting: Time Change
09/19/2018   Updated: Agenda Attached
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