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Statutes > Mississippi > Title-43 > 55 > 43-55-3§ 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, § 2; reenacted without change, Laws, 1997, ch. 355, § 1, eff from and after passage (approved March 17, 1997).
