OGRC Vol. 3, Issue

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GENERAL MEETING MINUTES CONTINUED

Educational Pamphlet is being worked on and revised. The GEAR Foundation would like to share in its production and co-sponsor as they did for the original printing. Concern was expressed about wording of the question on religion.

*Motion Passed To discuss revisions of Educational Pamphlet at next meeting proposed revisions should be submitted to the board in writing at meeting or before.

General discussion on March on Washington, demands and organization. *Motion Passed To write letter designating Rick and Dolores as representatives to the Grand Rapids Midwest Regional Meeting on the March That Rick and Dolores be guided by the membership discussion when voting in Grand Rapids.

By Laws Revisions *Motion Passed

Issue 3.

To 'ammend by laws as stated in OGRC newsletter Vol. 3.

To divide question (vote on each revision separately). To revise Section II A. 2 as follows: Candidates (for

Board) shall be members of OGRC.

Board of

To revise Section III C as follows: Five members of the Trustees shall constitute a quorum.

Legislative Report presented by George Painter (see below)

Meeting adjourned at 5pm.

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Legislative Report, June 1979

***LEGISLATIVE ALERTS***

Am. H.B. 251-This bill, mentioned earlier in the year, is the one to permit boards of education to hire non-teachers as coaches or advisors for extracurricular activities. It contains the provision that the State Board of Education must adopt rules to assure the person's "good moral character". This bill passed the House in early April and sat in the Senate Reference Committee for seven weeks, and on May 22 was referred to the Senate Committee on Education and Health chaired by Sen. Marcus Roberto (D-Ravenna). LETTERS NEEDED TO ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS URGING THAT THEY DROP THE BOARD'S AUTHORIZATION TO DETERMINE WHAT "GOOD MORAL CHARACTER" MEANS. Committee members listed at bottom.

Am. H.B. 303-This bill has been mentioned at OGRC meetings and will create a central registry for appointments to state boards or commissions and will encourage the appointment of women to these boards. A special subcommittee working on this bill deleted the section encouraging the appointment of minorities as well. No definition of "minorities" was included in the bill. LETTERS NEEDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE TO RESTORE "MINORITIES" TO THE BILL. Committee members listed at bottom.

Other legislative news: OGRC's first bill passed the legislature in May. A bill (Am. H.B. 328) to abolish various unnecessary boards and commissions was amended to include an OGRC amendment to abolish the Un-American Activities Commission. It passed the House 86-6 on April 4 and the Senate 30-0 on May 15 and is on its way to the Governor.