Section 3. Administrative provisions and powers.
(a) Assistance from Department of Education.--The Department of Education shall provide such secretarial assistance as may be necessary to the proper functioning of the commission, consistent with the laws of the Commonwealth.
(b) Commission to coordinate activities.--The commission shall coordinate, generally, activities throughout all of the Commonwealth and serve as a clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination of information about bicentennial events and plans.
(c) Planning and implementation of activities.--In planning and implementing appropriate activities to commemorate the bicentennial, the commission shall give due consideration to:
(1) The historical Pennsylvania State House setting in which the Constitution was developed and ratified and the ratification debates in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives and the State Convention of Ratification.
(2) The contribution of diverse ethnic, religious and racial groups.
(3) The relationship and historical development of the three branches of the government.
(4) The unique achievements and contributions of the Pennsylvania participants in the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
(5) The diverse legal and philosophical views regarding the Constitution.
(6) The need for reflection upon both academic and scholarly views of the Constitution and the principle that the document must be understood by the general public.
(7) The substantive provisions of the Constitution itself.
(8) The impact of the Constitution on American life and government.
(9) The need to encourage appropriate educational curriculums designed to educate students at all levels of learning on the drafting, ratification and history of the Constitution and the specific provisions of that document.
(10) The significance of the principles and institutions of the Constitution to other nations and their citizens.
(d) Commission to seek cooperation.--The commission shall seek the cooperation, advice and assistance of both private and governmental agencies, organizations and institutions.