SB 390

This bill creates the Wisconsin commission for the United States

semiquincentennial commission and attaches the commission to the Department of

Veterans Affairs. The commission is charged with planning, coordinating, and

implementing a program to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of

the United States, specifically highlighting the role of Wisconsin in that event. The

commission must coordinate with other federal, state, and local agencies, including

the Wisconsin Historical Society, to improve infrastructure and to welcome tourists

and must prepare educational opportunities for public, private, and tribal

elementary and secondary schools to use.

Under the bill, public elementary and

secondary schools in this state must provide a semiquincentennial-related event or

educational opportunity to pupils during the 2025-26 school year. In addition, the

commission must report annually to the governor and the legislature on its progress,

its expenditures, a timeline for events, and any recommendations for legislation to

implement the commission's recommendations. Under the bill, the commission

ceases to exist as of January 1, 2027, and must disburse any property of the

commission to federal, state, local, and private groups.