SEC. 43-55-3 Establishment and designation of Commission for National Community Service.

The Mississippi Commission for National and Community Service, established by Executive Order No. 1994-742, is hereby designated as the State Commission for Volunteer Service within the institutions of higher learning, established to encourage community service and volunteer participation as a means of community and state problem-solving; to promote and support voluntary citizen involvement in government and private programs throughout the state; to provide a means by which the state may develop a coordinated, unified plan in response to the National and Community Service Act of 1990, as amended by the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993; to develop a long-term, comprehensive vision and plan of action for community service initiatives in Mississippi primarily focused in the areas of education, public safety, human needs and the environment; and to serve as the state's liaison to national and state organizations that support its mission.

SOURCES: Laws, 1996, ch. 438, Sec. 2, eff from and after passage (approved March 29, 1996) and shall stand repealed on July 1, 1998.

1997 Amendment:

Reenacted.

SOURCE:  1997 Laws, Chapter 355, Sec. 2, HB1704, Effective AP-March 17, 1997.