Tuesday, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Doug Jones (D-Ala.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Chris Coons (D-Del.) announced they have reintroduced legislation in the 116th Congress to update and modernize the charter for the Future Farmers of America (FFA), which will better reflect agriculture education in the 21st Century.
The National FFA Organization’s Federal Charter Amendments Act updates the FFA’s charter to allow for student officer vice presidents to reflect the regional diversity of the United States. Additionally, it provides governing flexibility for national officers in order to reduce operational delays caused by vacant seats. The amendments to the charter will also allow the FFA’s purpose to better match the innovative and hands-on approaches that many agriculture educators are implementing across the country.
“The National FFA Organization provides valuable education and leadership training to our young people. Updating FFA’s charter to reflect advances in the agriculture industry will help ensure students are equipped with the skills needed for the agriculture jobs of tomorrow, and will help empower them to become leaders in their communities,” said Senator Young.
“For nearly a century, the Future Farmers of America has helped our students develop the skills they need for a broad range of careers in agriculture. With 14,000 members in Alabama and more than 600,000 nationwide, I am proud to cosponsor this bipartisan legislation that will reshape FFA’s charter to ensure it can continue to provide quality agricultural education for the 21st century,” said Senator Jones.
