Students Representation Act
An Act to Allow Student Representation on high school and college boards and in unions.
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Whereas the students are entitled to fundamental equal rights of representation on high school and college boards and unions. All student representatives are also to be entitled the same equal opportunity to representation as teachers and administrators.
Section 1. Student will be elected by the direct popular vote of the students and have a contract negotiated and signed between that elected representative and current board members. The representative shall be between the ages of sixteen and twenty-two.
Section 2. The representative shall serve the same terms as the teachers and administrators. Unless by graduation, illness, or their letter of resignation.
Clause 1. In any of the previous situations listed, their shall be a special election two months before graduation and or resignation.
Clause 2. In the case of illness, a temporary representative shall be appointed by the school board within the two weeks of the illness being reported by the student, parent and or guardian.
Section 3. When elected, the board shall assign a secretary to assist him or her or the representative may choose his or her own secretary.
Clause 1. If he or she does not want a secretary they shall have the right to reject the assignment of a secretary.
Section 4. Any law coming in conflict with this bill shall be declared null and void.
Section 5. The funding for this bill shall come from the local taxpayers of that residing area.
Section 6. This bill shall go into effect 100 days after passage.
