PRINTER'S NO. 1984
No. 1636 Session of 1979
INTRODUCED BY RICHARDSON, WHITE, OLIVER, SHADDING, STREET AND
HARPER, JULY 10, 1979
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JULY 11, 1979
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
2 act relating to the public school system, including certain
3 provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
4 schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
5 laws relating thereto," establishing a Student Advisory Board
6 and providing for its powers and duties.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
10 as the "Public School Code of 1949," is amended by adding an
11 article to read:
12 ARTICLE IX-B.
13 STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD.
14 Section 901-B. Establishment of Student Advisory Board.--
15 There is hereby created a Student Advisory Board, to the
16 Secretary of Education composed of representatives elected by
17 the members of each Intermediate Unit Student Forum under
18 whatever process that forum adopts. The Secretary of Education
19 shall reserve the right to appoint to the Student Advisory Board
20 representatives of Statewide organizations of general purpose
1 and constituencies as ex-officio members of the board. The ratio
2 of representatives to students in each intermediate unit shall
3 be one for every 100,000 or fraction thereof.
4 Section 902-B. Qualification of Members; Term of Office.--
5 Each representative shall be a junior or senior, enrolled in any
6 secondary school in the Commonwealth. The term of office for
7 each representative shall extend for one academic year from July
8 1 to June 30.
9 Section 903-B. Meetings.--The Student Advisory Board shall
10 meet at the call of the Secretary of Education, and shall meet
11 at least once between July 1 and December 31 of each year and at
12 least once between January 1 and June 30 of each year.
13 Section 904-B. Expenses.--Members shall receive no salary,
14 but shall be entitled to travel and other necessary and
15 reasonable expenses incurred in the performances of their duties
16 as members of the Student Advisory Board. All expenditures of
17 the Student Advisory Board will be allocated from the budget of
18 the Secretary of Education, who shall determine what
19 reimbursement shall be considered reasonable.
20 Section 905-B. Advisors.--The Student Advisory Board shall
21 be advised by the Secretary of Education and/or his designees.
22 Section 906-B. Powers and Duties.--The Student Advisory
23 Board's duties shall be:
24 (a) To provide the Secretary of Education with student
25 insight and concern.
26 (b) To inform Intermediate Unit Forums and student
27 constituencies concerning board activities.
28 (c) To convey the opinions and concerns of Intermediate Unit
29 Forums and student constituencies to the Secretary of Education.
30 (d) To adopt rules and regulations as may be necessary to
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1 carry out the purposes of this organization.
2 Section 906-B. Formation and Initial Meeting.--The Student
3 Advisory Board shall be fully constituted by the authority of
4 the Secretary of Education within six months of the enactment of
5 this act, and shall meet no later than nine months after the
6 enactment of this act.
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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