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Relating to the composition of the boards of directors of school districts by including nonvoting student members
Topics:K–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 3, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 8, 2022
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to the composition of the boards of directors of school districts by including nonvoting student members. The bill requires the board of directors of a school district to appoint one nonvoting student member to serve on the board of directors for a term of one year if the student is enrolled in grade or for a term of two years if the student is enrolled in grade 10. The bill also requires the board of directors to develop an application process for the nonvoting student member appointment.
Read the full explanation
The bill describes what the applicant for the nonvoting student member appointment must demonstrate. The bill authorizes students enrolled in a school district in grade or to apply to the board of directors of the school district to serve as the nonvoting student member. The bill provides that a vacancy in the membership of the nonvoting student member shall not be filled until the expiration of the nonvoting student member’s term. The bill requires the board of directors of a school district to notify the parents or guardians of the nonvoting student member if the nonvoting student member’s grade point average falls during the period in which the nonvoting student member is a member of the board of directors. The bill requires the nonvoting student member to have been enrolled in the school district for at least one year prior to the student member’s appointment.7 (the board of directors of school districts).
Senate subcommittee
Named February 8, 2022. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part