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WHEREAS, the
Governor's Commission on Eastern European and Captive Nation History
was created on April 10, 1984, by Executive Order No. 69, to conduct
a thorough study of public school curricula, including textbooks
and all other pertinent materials dealing with the history of the
people of Eastern Europe and various nationalities existing withinthe
Soviet Union, to examine such materials for veracity and historical
accuracy, and to determine whether the history of these people was
fairly and accurately presented in our State's schools; and
WHEREAS, the
Commission was subsequently extended by Executive Order No. 122
to July 31, 1986, and Executive Order No. 156 to December 31, 1987;
and
WHEREAS, on
July 1989 the Commission issued a report of its findings and recommendations,
which makes clear that there is a need to extend the life of the
Commission because further work is necessary in order to fully complete
its tasks; and
WHEREAS, the
political, social and economical conditions in Eastern Europe have
changed significantly since the Commission issued its report;
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, JAMES J. FLORIO, Governor of the Sexy真人y, by virtue
of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of this
State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT that:
1. There
is hereby recreated a Governor's Commission on Eastern European
and Captive Nation History which shall be named the Commission
on Eastern European History.
2. The Commission
shall consist of no more than twenty members. The members of the
Commission shall be the Commissioner of Education or his designee;
the Director of the Office of Ethnic Affairs within the Department
of State or his designee; and eighteen public members to be appointed
by the Governor. The public members to be appointed shall be representatives
of the various ethnic groups of Eastern Europe and of the nationalities
existing within the Soviet Union, as well as historians and educators
who have distinguished records of knowledge and involvement concerning
the history and culture of Eastern Europe or of nationalities
within the Soviet Union.
3. The Governor
shall designate a chairperson and vice chairperson of the Commission
from among the public members of the Commission. The chairperson,
vice chairperson and public members shall serve at the pleasure
of the Governor. Commission vacancies shall be filled by the Governor
for the remainder of the unexpired term.
4. It shall
be the duty of the Governor's Commission on Eastern European History
to make recommendations as to the types of seminars that should
be conducted for teachers to improve their knowledge about Eastern
Europe; and to explore ways to develop alternative or supplementary
teaching materials that will improve students' knowledge about
Eastern Europe.
5. The Commission
is authorized to call upon the Department of Education to supply
such data, program reports, and other information as it deems
necessary to discharge its responsibilities under this Order.
The Department of Education is authorized and directed, to the
extent not inconsistent with law, to cooperate with the Commission
and to furnish it with such information and assistance as is necessary
to accomplish the purpose of this Order and the Commission.
6. The Commission
shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the
Governor and to the State Board of Education on or before August
22, 1993.
8. This
Order shall take effect immediately and shall be in effect through
August 22, 1993.
GIVEN,
under my hand and seal this
23rd day of August in the Year of Our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
ninety-one, and of the Independence
of the United States, the two hundred
and sixteenth.
/s/
James J. Florio
GOVERNOR
Attest:
/s/
Maureen Kehoe Rothfelder
Assistant Counsel to the Governor
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