President's Council on Service and Civic Participation
Headline: Creates Presidential Council to Recognize Volunteer Service and Youth
What it does: Federal agencies must provide information and assistance, and the national service agency must staff and run a council recognizing volunteer service.
- Creates awards and recognition programs for volunteers, students, and schools.
- Requires federal agencies to provide information and assistance when requested.
- Council staffed by national service agency, with unpaid member roles and travel pay.
Summary
This order creates the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation inside the agency that runs national service programs. The Council will have up to 25 members, including youth representatives, serving two-year terms.
Its mission is to design recognition programs for outstanding volunteer service, especially among students, share ideas, advise the national service agency and the President, and promote awareness of America's volunteer traditions.
Federal agencies must provide information and assistance if requested; the national service agency will staff and fund the council, and the order expires in two years unless extended.
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