Legislative Committee:

Legislative Contact Team: Bill Bell, Jim Petrie, Athanasios Bayiates

G.R.E.A.T – Grass Roots Education Action Team Leader: Bill Bell

County Commission Contact Team:

County Commission Contact Team Chair:

Members who teach in each of the county commission districts:

KC-PACE Executive Council:

KC-PACE Chair: Sherry Morgan

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The By-Laws of the Association call to the Government Relations Committee members to do the following:

1. Have broad concern for local, state, and national legislation affecting the interests of the Association and for the exercise of civic responsibilities by
members and be diligent to inform members about newly enacted legislation.

2. Coordinate the efforts and activities of the KC-PACE, Congressional Contact Team, and the Legislative Committee.

3. Be made up of the Legislative Committee, chairs of the County Commission Contact Team, the Executive Council of KC-PACE, and the Second District T-PACE Council member (when applicable). The chairperson shall be the chair of the KC-PACE Executive Council or the  Legislative Committee as Chosen by the President.

4. Be organized into and coordinate the work of the following divisions:

A. Legislative Committee:

1. Local Legislation -

a. to seek to influence local legislation to the advantage of  education;

b. to keep aware of all aspects of the local county and/or city budgets,  bonding, programs, and referenda; and

c. to establish and to maintain liaison status  with local governments.

2. State Legislation -

a. to study pending legislation and

b. to promote activities  leading to passage of desirable state legislation for education.

3. Federal Legislation -

a. to study legislation before the Congress and

b. to develop and/or promote activities leading to the passage of desirable federal legislation for  education.

4. Citizenship -

a. to educate members and the public to the civic responsibilities of  teachers,

b. to promote voter registration of all teachers, and

c. to develop programs that will encourage wide exercise of those rights and responsibilities.

B. County Commission Contact Team:

1. Consist of members appointed by the County Commission Contact Team Chair, who teach in each of the county commission districts.

2. Host the county commissioner(s) from that district to at least one school function per semester.

3. Contact the commissioner(s) if additional information needs to be shared with them, upon direction of the president or the County Commission Contact Team chair.

4. Provide a positive link between the Association and elected leaders.

C. KC-PACE Executive Council: Composed of, chaired by, and function in accordance with KC-PACE guidelines as determined by the KCEA Representative Assembly.

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