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Commission votes to pursue an independent civic-education website; subcommittee to refine hosting and funding
Summary
The commission voted to move forward with creating a civic-education website and tasked its subcommittee to recommend where it should be hosted and whether an RFP is required; the motion passed with eight yes votes and one abstention.
The Virginia Commission on Civic Education voted to pursue development of an independent civic-education website and charged its subcommittee with returning recommendations on hosting, procurement and funding.
Commission members discussed options including having VPAP (Virginia Public Access Project) develop and host a site, partnering with public media or university centers, and using the remaining Dominion grant funds (approximately $15,464) toward development. Commission staff clarified that the Dominion money is a separate, nonrecurring grant and that the commission also receives a recurring, formula-based appropriation from the General Assembly that covers meeting costs; staff…
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