N.J. Stat. § 18A:36A-11.2

Current through L. 2023, c. 320.
Section 18A:36A-11.2 - Requiring student representative as nonvoting member of charter school board that includes grades nine through 12; procedure; duties
a. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, each board of trustees of a charter school that includes grades nine through 12 shall include a minimum of one student selected by the student body to serve as a nonvoting student representative on the board. The student body may elect or appoint the student representative to the board, in a process to be determined by the chief school administrator of a charter school and shall consider input provided by the student body. The student representative shall serve for a one-school-year term.
b. The duties of the student representative shall include:
(1) attending all board meetings, except that a student representative shall be excluded from discussions of the board involving subjects which are confidential;
(2) representing all high school students within the charter school and presenting student proposals and concerns to the board for its consideration; and
(3) keeping high school students within the charter school informed of the business of the board by providing a monthly report to the student council concerning the activities of the board.

N.J.S. § 18A:36A-11.2

Added by L. 2021, c. 446,s. 2, eff. 1/18/2022.