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Assembly Bill A8928

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the inclusion of one ex officio non-voting student member to the board of regents

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2009-A8928 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง202, Ed L

2009-A8928 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the inclusion of one ex officio non-voting student member to the board of regents.

2009-A8928 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A8928 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8928

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 16, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law, in relation to including a high
  school member on the board of regents

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 202 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
  1-A.  IN  ADDITION TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS SET FORTH
IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION THERE SHALL BE ONE EX OFFICIO STUDENT
MEMBER OF SUCH BOARD. SUCH STUDENT MEMBER SHALL BE A  SENIOR  OR  JUNIOR
ATTENDING  A  PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN THIS STATE AND SHALL BE APPOINTED BY
THE GOVERNOR FROM A LIST OF THREE CANDIDATES RECOMMENDED  BY  THE  STATE
ASSOCIATION  OF  STUDENT  COUNCILS,  SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION BY MAJORITY
VOTE OF SUCH BOARD.  SUCH STUDENT MEMBER SHALL BE A NON-VOTING MEMBER OF
SUCH BOARD.  THE TERM OF SUCH STUDENT MEMBER SHALL BE FOR ONE  YEAR  AND
SHALL  BEGIN  ON THE JULY FIRST PRECEDING THE SENIOR YEAR OR JUNIOR YEAR
OF SUCH STUDENT MEMBER AND END THE FOLLOWING JUNE THIRTIETH.  A  VACANCY
IN  SUCH  OFFICE  SHALL  BE  FILLED  IN  THE SAME MANNER AS THE ORIGINAL
APPOINTMENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF SUCH TERM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14382-01-9

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