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Record Group Number: 000496
Series/Collection Number: .S 295
Creator: Florida Citizens Committee on Education.
Title, Dates: Records, 1945-1947.
Amount: 3.00 cubic ft.
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Organization/Arrangement: Alphabetical.
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Biographical/Historical:     The Florida Citizens Committee on Education was created by executive order on November 17, 1944, and its members were selected by Governor Spessard Holland, Superintendent of Public Instruction Colin English, and Governor-elect Millard Caldwell.  The Committee was responsible for the passage of an education bill that set standards for education and established the Minimum Foundation Program for financing education (Ch. 23726, Laws, 1947).
Summary:     The series contains the records of the Florida Citizens Committee on Education from 1945 to 1947.  The records include correspondence, news releases, reports, and surveys.  It documents actions and recommendations of the Committee.
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Associated Materials: The reports of the Committee can be found in the Documents section of the State Library of Florida.
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Subject Access Fields: Education Finance Florida
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