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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

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ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/24/07

HM 2

SHORT TITLE Creation of Public Service Academy

SB

ANALYST Guambaņa

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Memorial Bill 2 would create the United States public academy. The United States faces serious

domestic and international problems in the twenty-first century and needs more young people to go into

public service as teachers, police officers, nonprofit leaders and other important public jobs. A public

service academy will provide a consistent flow of highly qualified, service-oriented young leaders. A

public service academy will give service minded young people the opportunity to serve their country

without enduring financial hardship. A public service academy will offer a unique campus that is devoted

to public service that will bring young people from every part of the country to live, study and serve to-

gether. A public service academy will build a corps of civilian leaders who have the moral character,

academic training and leadership experience necessary to serve the American people honorably and effec-

tively and who are committed to devoting their lives to public service.

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