HB1188: Student Advisory Board; established.


VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-9.1, relating to the Board of Education; Student Advisory Board established.
[H 1188]
Approved

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 22.1-9.1 as follows:

§ 22.1-9.1. Student Advisory Board established.

A. There is hereby established the Student Advisory Board (the Advisory Board) for the purpose of providing student perspectives on matters before the Board.

B. The Advisory Board shall consist of eight members appointed by the Governor, each of whom shall be a high school student who will enter senior year during the following school year and each of whom shall reside in a different Superintendent's region. Each member shall serve for a term of one year, and no member is eligible to be reappointed.

C. The Advisory Board shall meet at least semiannually in either an in-person or, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a virtual format and shall designate at least one member to make an annual presentation to the Board that includes analysis of and recommendations on matters before the Board or any other matter that the Advisory Board deems relevant.


VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER
An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-9.1, relating to the Board of Education; Student Advisory Board established.
[H 1188]
Approved

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 22.1-9.1 as follows:

§ 22.1-9.1. Student Advisory Board established.

A. There is hereby established the Student Advisory Board (the Advisory Board) for the purpose of providing student perspectives on matters before the Board.

B. The Advisory Board shall consist of eight members appointed by the Governor, each of whom shall be a high school student who will enter senior year during the following school year and each of whom shall reside in a different Superintendent's region. Each member shall serve for a term of one year, and no member is eligible to be reappointed.

C. The Advisory Board shall meet at least semiannually in either an in-person or a virtual format and shall designate at least one member to make an annual presentation to the Board that includes analysis of and recommendations on matters before the Board or any other matter that the Advisory Board deems relevant.


HOUSE BILL NO. 1188
FLOOR AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by Senator Cosgrove
on March 8, 2022)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Davis)
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-9.1, relating to the Board of Education; Student Advisory Board established.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 22.1-9.1 as follows:

§ 22.1-9.1. Student Advisory Board established.

A. There is hereby established the Student Advisory Board (the Advisory Board) for the purpose of providing student perspectives on matters before the Board.

B. The Advisory Board shall consist of eight members appointed by the Governor, each of whom shall be a high school student who will enter senior year during the following school year and each of whom shall reside in a different Superintendent's region. Each member shall serve for a term of one year, and no member is eligible to be reappointed.

C. The Advisory Board shall meet at least semiannually in either an in-person or a virtual format and shall designate at least one member to make an annual presentation to the Board that includes analysis of and recommendations on matters before the Board or any other matter that the Advisory Board deems relevant.

HOUSE BILL NO. 1188

Offered January 17, 2022
A BILL to amend and reenact § 22.1-9 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Board of Education; appointment of nonvoting student advisor.
Patron-- Davis

Committee Referral Pending

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 22.1-9 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 22.1-9. Appointment, terms, and vacancies; student advisor.

A. The Board of Education shall consist of nine members appointed by the Governor, at least two of whom shall represent business and industry in the private sector in the Commonwealth and of the nine members at least five shall reside in different superintendent's regions in the Commonwealth. Every appointment to the Board shall be for a term of four years, except that appointments to fill vacancies other than by expiration of term shall be for the unexpired terms. All appointments, including those to fill vacancies, shall be subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, and any appointment made during the recess of the General Assembly shall expire at the end of 30 days after the commencement of the next session of the General Assembly. No member of the Board shall be appointed to more than two consecutive four-year terms.

B. The Governor shall appoint a nonvoting student advisor to the Board of Education who shall be a high school student who will enter his senior year during the following school year. Each such student advisor shall serve for a term of one year, and no such student is eligible to be reappointed.