PRINTER'S NO. 1418
No. 1257 Session of 1979
INTRODUCED BY MICOZZIE, ALDEN, GANNON AND COWELL, MAY 9, 1979
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MAY 9, 1979
AN ACT
1 Creating a Student Advisory Board, providing for its membership,
2 powers and duties, and adding to the duties of the Secretary
3 of Education.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Selection of members.
7 There is hereby created a Student Advisory Board composed of
8 representatives elected by the members of each Intermediate Unit
9 Student Forum under whatever process the forum sees fit. The
10 ratio of representatives on the board of students in each
11 Intermediate Unit shall be one for every 100,000 or fraction
12 thereof. The Secretary of Education may appoint, as ex-officio
13 members of the Student Advisory Board, representatives of
14 Statewide organizations of general purpose and constituencies.
15 Section 2. Term of office.
16 The term of office for each representative shall be one
17 academic year.
18 Section 3. Qualifications of members.
19 Each representative shall be a member of the 11th or 12th
1 grade of a secondary school in the Commonwealth.
2 Section 4. Powers and duties.
3 The Student Advisory Board shall have the power and its duty
4 shall be:
5 (1) To advise the Secretary of Education, the State
6 Board of Education, the Governor and the General Assembly
7 concerning matters of interest to students of secondary
8 schools of Pennsylvania.
9 (2) To inform Intermediate Unit Forums and students
10 concerning Student Advisory Board activities.
11 (3) To adopt rules and regulations as may be necessary
12 to carry out the purposes of the Student Advisory Board.
13 Section 5. Meetings.
14 The Student Advisory Board shall meet at least four times
15 each academic year.
16 Section 6. Expenses.
17 It shall be the duty of the Secretary of Education to provide
18 staff and secretarial services to the Student Advisory Board. He
19 shall pay the cost of transporting members of the Student
20 Advisory Board to and from the meetings of the board, and the
21 cost of food and lodging incurred incident to the meetings of
22 the board.
23 Section 7. Advisors.
24 The Student Advisory Board shall be advised by the Secretary
25 of Education and his designees.
26 Section 8. Effective date.
27 This act shall take effect immediately.
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