What's happening
This bill allows village boards in New York to appoint a non-voting high school senior as a student representative.
Why it matters
Gives high school seniors a formal platform to engage directly with local government. , potentially fostering early interest in civic participation and public service careers.
Enables village boards to gain insights from youth perspectives. on issues that may affect young residents, providing a more diverse range of viewpoints in public discussions.
Establishes clear limits on the student representative’s role. they may participate in public meetings and hearings but cannot vote, attend executive sessions, or receive any compensation, ensuring transparency about their influence and responsibilities.
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Add Student to Village Boards
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Add Student to Village Boards
In Assembly Committee · Local Governments · Sponsor Steven Englebright
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3768
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 14, 2019
Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
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 Assembly, 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;
§ 2. The village law is amended by adding a new section 3-305 to read as follows:
§ 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 within 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 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.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05124-01-9
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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 villages in Suffolk County to have an ex-officio non-voting student representative on 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 village Boards in Suffolk County. 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 resident 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 recogni- tion by the community of its interest in student participation in local government.
Legislative history
2017-18 S.2998/A.3312; 2015-16 S.4889/A.6773; 2013-14 S.1769/A.1214; 2011-12 S.3357A; 2010 S.5866/A.8940
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
Immediately.
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