Responsibilities and Duties

1. Law
2. Tennessee Code
3. State Government
4. Tennessee Commission on Holocaust Education
5. Responsibilities and Duties

The commission has the responsibility and duty to:

1. Provide, based upon the collective knowledge and experience of its members, assistance and advice to the public and private schools, colleges and universities with respect to the implementation of Holocaust education and awareness programs;
2. Meet with appropriate education officials and other interested public and private organizations, including service organizations, for the purpose of assisting with the planning, coordination or modification of courses of study dealing with the subject of the Holocaust;
3. Survey and catalog the extent and breadth of Holocaust and genocide education presently being incorporated into the curricula and taught in the educational systems of the state and inventory those Holocaust memorials, exhibits and resources that could be incorporated in courses of study at various locations and other educational agencies in the development and implementation of Holocaust and genocide education programs. In furtherance of this responsibility, the commission is authorized to contact and cooperate with existing Holocaust and genocide public or private nonprofit resource organizations. The commission may also act as a liaison concerning Holocaust and genocide education to members of the United States senate and house of representatives, the Tennessee senate and house of representatives and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum;
4. Compile a roster of individual volunteers who are willing to share their knowledge and experience in classrooms, seminars and workshops on the subject of the Holocaust. These volunteers may be survivors of the Holocaust, liberators of concentration camps, scholars, members of the clergy, community relations professionals and other persons who, by virtue of their experience or interest, have acquired personal or academic knowledge of the Holocaust;
5. Coordinate events memorializing the Holocaust and seek volunteers who are willing and able to participate in commemorative events that will enhance public awareness of the significance of the Holocaust; and
6. Prepare reports for the governor and the general assembly regarding its findings and recommendations to facilitate the inclusion of Holocaust studies and special programs memorializing the Holocaust in educational systems in the state.

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