2005 California Education Code Sections 44775.2-44775.6 Education

44775.2.  (a) The California Taskforce on Holocaust, Genocide, Human
Rights, and Tolerance Education is hereby established.
   (b) (1) The taskforce shall be composed of 11 members appointed as
follows:
   (A) The Executive Director of the State Board of Education, or his
or her designee.
   (B) The Superintendent of Public Instruction, or his or her
designee.
   (C) The Chancellor of the California State University, or his or
her designee.
   (D) The Executive Director of the Commission on Teacher
Credentialing, or his or her designee.
   (E) Three public members appointed by the Governor.
   (F) Two public members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
   (G) Two public members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
   (2) The Executive Director of the State Board of Education, the
Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Chancellor of the
California State University, and the Executive Director of the
Commission on Teacher Credentialing, or their designees, shall serve
as ex officio members.
   (3) The public members of the taskforce shall be residents of the
state and shall be appointed with due regard to, but not limited to,
any of the following:
   (A) Persons who have served prominently as spokespersons for or as
leaders of organizations serving members of religious, ethnic,
national heritage or social groups, which were subjected to genocide,
torture, wrongful deprivation of liberty or property, officially
imposed or sanctioned violence, or other forms of human rights
violations and persecution.
   (B) Persons who are survivors of the Holocaust or genocide, or are
experts in oral history on the Holocaust or genocide.
   (C) Persons who are experienced in the field of genocide or
Holocaust education, have a demonstrated interest or involvement in
genocide or Holocaust studies, or represent liberators of victims of
genocide or the Holocaust.
   (D) Representatives of the academic community on Holocaust or
genocide studies or educators from the elementary and secondary
school system.
   (c) The term of each member of the taskforce shall be two years.
A vacancy shall be filled within 60 days of its occurrence by the
appointing authority.
   (d) Appointments shall be made during the 2003 calendar year.
44775.3.  (a) A person may not continue as a member of the taskforce
if he or she ceases to hold the office or be a member of an
association or organization that qualifies that person for
appointment to the taskforce.
   (b) The taskforce shall work with the Center for Excellence
established pursuant to Section 44775.7 and other Holocaust,
genocide, and tolerance institutions, programs, and organizations to
carry out its duties.
   (c) Members of the taskforce shall serve without compensation, but
may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the
performance of their duty.  However, any reimbursement for these
expenses shall not be from state funds.
   (d) A quorum shall consist of a majority of the members of the
taskforce, but the taskforce may establish a lesser quorum for
conducting scheduled meetings.  All meetings of the board shall be
held in accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meetings Act (Article 9
(commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3
of Title 2 of the Government Code).
   (e) The taskforce shall establish a schedule of meetings to be
held a minimum of four times a year or as determined by the State
Board of Education.
44775.4.  The duties of the taskforce shall include, but are not
limited to, all of the following:
   (a) Advise the Governor and Legislature on strategies to improve
Holocaust, genocide, human rights, and tolerance education in the
state.
   (b) Identify, to the extent possible, all programs in the state
that train teachers in Holocaust or genocide studies, or both.
   (c) Identify any state Web sites that include information on how
teachers can access information on the Holocaust or genocide
coursework and resources.
   (d) Identify strategies for improving access to Holocaust,
genocide, and tolerance education materials and information.
   (e) Promote the implementation of Holocaust, genocide, human
rights, and tolerance education.
   (f) Coordinate activities that will appropriately memorialize the
Holocaust and genocide education throughout the state.
   (g) Secure private ongoing funding for the taskforce.
   (h) Carry out any other tasks that are deemed by the State Board
of Education to be necessary to support the ability of the state to
meet its goals in providing Holocaust, genocide, human rights, and
tolerance education.
   (i) Submit an annual report to the Legislature on the progress and
status of the taskforce.
44775.5.  With respect to its duties, the taskforce shall be an
advisory body only, and there shall be no right or obligation on the
part of the state, or the parties meeting or conferring, to implement
the findings or recommendations of the taskforce without further
legislation that specifically authorizes implementation of the
findings or recommendations.
44775.6.  The taskforce may apply for and accept grants and receive
gifts, donations, and other financial support from public or private
sources, subject to Sections 11005 and 11005.1 of the Government
Code, for the purpose of carrying out its duties pursuant to this
chapter.