Assembly Bill A9855A

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Allows for the designation of students as ex officio members of school boards; repealer

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Current Bill Status Via S9018 - Signed by Governor


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A9855 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9018
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1702, 1804, 1901, 2502, 1950, 2552 & 2553, rpld §1702 sub 3-a, §1804 sub 12-a, §1901 sub 3, §2502 sub 10-a, Ed L

2023-A9855 - Summary

Allows for the designation of students as ex officio members of school boards; clarifies what such ex officio members are permitted to do.

2023-A9855 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9855
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 24, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to permitting the  desig-
   nation  of  students  as  ex  officio members of school boards; and to
   repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section 1702 of the education law, as
 amended by chapter 314 of the laws  of  2005,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   3. Each union free school district[, at the next annual meeting subse-
 quent  to  the effective date of the chapter of the laws of two thousand
 five which amended this subdivision, may submit to the qualified  voters
 of the district for approval, the issue of ex officio student membership
 on  the  school  district's board of education, by a student attending a
 high school within such school district. Upon voter approval, each  such
 district]  THAT  OPERATES  A  HIGH  SCHOOL shall establish a process for
 [student membership selection] DESIGNATING AT LEAST ONE STUDENT AS AN EX
 OFFICIO MEMBER pursuant to paragraph c of this subdivision. If, prior to
 August fifth, two thousand three, a school district had  a  policy  that
 allowed  a  student  or  students to be ex officio members of the school
 board, such policy shall be deemed to  meet  the  requirements  of  this
 subdivision  and  shall  be  deemed  to  have  full legal effect. In any
 district that contains more than one high  school,  such  process  shall
 take  into  consideration the number of high schools within the district
 and provide for a mechanism which allows for fair  representation  among
 the  schools.  Such school district shall allow such selected student OR
 STUDENTS to serve as [an] ex officio [member] MEMBERS of such district's
 board of education[, and, if so,] AND provided further that:
   a. The ex officio student [member] MEMBERS of the board shall be enti-
 tled to sit with board members at all public meetings of the  board  and
 participate in all board hearings and meetings.
   b.  The  ex officio student [member] MEMBERS of the board shall not be
 allowed to vote, shall not be allowed to attend executive  session,  and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2023-A9855A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9018
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1702, 1804, 1901, 2502, 1950, 2552 & 2553, rpld §1702 sub 3-a, §1804 sub 12-a, §1901 sub 3, §2502 sub 10-a, Ed L

2023-A9855A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows for the designation of students as ex officio members of school boards; clarifies what such ex officio members are permitted to do.

2023-A9855A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9855--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 24, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. WOERNER, McDONALD, O'DONNELL, BRABENEC -- read
   once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Education  --   committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to permitting the desig-
   nation of students as ex officio members  of  school  boards;  and  to
   repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 1702  of  the  education  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  314  of  the  laws  of 2005, is amended to read as
 follows:
   3. Each union free school district[, at the next annual meeting subse-
 quent to the effective date of the chapter of the laws of  two  thousand
 five  which amended this subdivision, may submit to the qualified voters
 of the district for approval, the issue of ex officio student membership
 on the school district's board of education, by a  student  attending  a
 high  school within such school district. Upon voter approval, each such
 district] THAT OPERATES A HIGH SCHOOL  shall  establish  a  process  for
 [student membership selection] DESIGNATING AT LEAST ONE STUDENT AS AN EX
 OFFICIO MEMBER pursuant to paragraph c of this subdivision. If, prior to
 August  fifth,  two  thousand three, a school district had a policy that
 allowed a student or students to be ex officio  members  of  the  school
 board,  such  policy  shall  be  deemed to meet the requirements of this
 subdivision and shall be deemed  to  have  full  legal  effect.  In  any
 district  that  contains  more  than one high school, such process shall
 take into consideration the number of high schools within  the  district
 and  provide  for a mechanism which allows for fair representation among
 the schools. Such school district shall allow such selected  student  OR
 STUDENTS to serve as [an] ex officio [member] MEMBERS of such district's
 board of education[, and, if so,] AND provided further that:
   a. The ex officio student [member] MEMBERS of the board shall be enti-
 tled  to  sit  with board members at all public meetings AND HEARINGS of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14010-07-4
              

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