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Senate committee approves amendment to Arkansas Financial Education Commission membership
Summary
The Senate Education Committee approved an amendment to give the Arkansas Financial Education Commission broader flexibility in appointments and meeting schedules, and heard from a treasurer’s office official about the commission’s recent listening tour and planned public financial education resources.
Senator Missy Irvin, sponsor of Senate Bill 373, told the Senate Education Committee that the bill would revise the makeup and meeting requirements for the Arkansas Financial Education Commission and give the commission more flexibility in making appointments and scheduling meetings.
The committee approved the amendment and passed the bill by voice vote. The amendment adds a member designated by the secretary of state and removes prescriptive language requiring one meeting in spring and one in fall, replacing it with flexible meeting timing. Fran Janssen, director of the…
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