S1769-2013 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Provides for the inclusion of one ex officio student member to village boards of trustees

Provides for the inclusion of one ex officio student member to village boards of trustees.

Sponsor: LAVALLE
Law Section: Village Law
Law: Amd S3-301, add S3-305, Vil L

S1769-2013 Actions

Feb 28, 2013: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Feb 27, 2013: 2ND REPORT CAL.
Feb 12, 2013: 1ST REPORT CAL.70
Jan 9, 2013: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

S1769-2013 Meetings

Local Government: Feb 12, 2013

S1769-2013 Calendars

S1769-2013 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Local Government - Feb 12, 2013

Ayes (8): Martins, Ball, Boyle, Marchione, Ritchie, Gipson, Latimer, O'Brien

S1769-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1769

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the village law, in relation to including a high school member
on village boards of trustees

PURPOSE:
To permit a village to have an ex-officio non-voting student
representative of its Board of Trustees

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This bill would amend Section 3-301 (1) (b) of the village law to
provide for an ex-officio nonvoting student representative of the
village Board. The bill also adds a new section 3-305 to the Village
Law which provides that a village may, subject to permissive
referendum, appoint a local high school senior to a one year term.

JUSTIFICATION:
The legislation is similar to legislation which allows students to be
non-voting members of school boards. The appointment would be a
recognition by the community of its interest in student participation
in local government.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2011-12 S.3357A; 2010 S.5866/A.8940

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None

EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately.

S1769-2013 Text


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

      S. 1769                                                  A. 1214

                         2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                        SENATE - ASSEMBLY

                                 (PREFILED)

                               January 9, 2013
                                 ___________

  IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
    ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
    ment

  IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF -- read once
    and referred to the Committee on Local Governments

  AN ACT to amend the village law, in relation to including a high  school
    member on village boards of trustees

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


    Section 1. Paragraph b of  subdivision  1  of  section  3-301  of  the
  village law is amended to read as follows:

    b.  four  trustees, except that the board of trustees of a village may
  change the number of trustees as authorized by  section  3-304  of  this
  article,  AND EXCEPT THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF A VILLAGE MAY APPOINT
  ONE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO SUCH BOARD AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION  3-305
  OF THIS ARTICLE;
    S  2. The village law is amended by adding a new section 3-305 to read
  as follows:

    S 3-305 STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE.  THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES  BY  RESOLUTION
  OR  LOCAL LAW MAY APPOINT ONE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO SUCH BOARD. SUCH
  STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE SHALL BE A SENIOR IN A HIGH SCHOOL  OF  A  SCHOOL
  DISTRICT IN WHICH ALL OR PART OF SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT IS CONTAINED WITH-
  IN  SUCH  VILLAGE.  THE TERM OF SUCH STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE SHALL BE FOR
  ONE YEAR AND SHALL BEGIN ON THE JULY FIRST PRECEDING THE SENIOR YEAR  OF
  SUCH  STUDENT  REPRESENTATIVE  AND  END  THE FOLLOWING JUNE THIRTIETH. A
  VACANCY OF SUCH REPRESENTATIVE MAY  BE  FILLED  BY  THE  BOARD  FOR  THE
  REMAINDER  OF  SUCH TERM.  SUCH STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE SHALL BE ENTITLED
  TO SIT WITH BOARD MEMBERS AT  ALL  PUBLIC  MEETINGS  OF  THE  BOARD  AND
  PARTICIPATE  IN  ALL  BOARD  HEARINGS  AND  MEETINGS, PROVIDED THAT SUCH

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD06124-01-3

 S. 1769                             2                            A. 1214

  STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE SHALL NOT  BE  ALLOWED  TO  VOTE,  SHALL  NOT  BE
  ALLOWED  TO  ATTEND  EXECUTIVE  SESSION,  AND  SHALL  NOT BE ENTITLED TO
  RECEIVE COMPENSATION OF ANY FORM.
    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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