S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6773
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     April 2, 2015
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       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:
    1    Section 1. Paragraph b of  subdivision  1  of  section  3-301  of  the
    2  village law is amended to read as follows:
    3    b.  four  trustees, except that the board of trustees of a village may
    4  change the number of trustees as authorized by  section  3-304  of  this
    5  article,  AND EXCEPT THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF A VILLAGE MAY APPOINT
    6  ONE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO SUCH BOARD AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION  3-305
    7  OF THIS ARTICLE;
    8    S  2. The village law is amended by adding a new section 3-305 to read
    9  as follows:
   10    S 3-305 STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE.  THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES  BY  RESOLUTION
   11  OR  LOCAL LAW MAY APPOINT ONE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO SUCH BOARD. SUCH
   12  STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE SHALL BE A SENIOR IN A HIGH SCHOOL  OF  A  SCHOOL
   13  DISTRICT IN WHICH ALL OR PART OF SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT IS CONTAINED WITH-
   14  IN  SUCH  VILLAGE.  THE TERM OF SUCH STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE SHALL BE FOR
   15  ONE YEAR AND SHALL BEGIN ON THE JULY FIRST PRECEDING THE SENIOR YEAR  OF
   16  SUCH  STUDENT  REPRESENTATIVE  AND  END  THE FOLLOWING JUNE THIRTIETH. A
   17  VACANCY OF SUCH REPRESENTATIVE MAY  BE  FILLED  BY  THE  BOARD  FOR  THE
   18  REMAINDER  OF  SUCH TERM.  SUCH STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE SHALL BE ENTITLED
   19  TO SIT WITH BOARD MEMBERS AT  ALL  PUBLIC  MEETINGS  OF  THE  BOARD  AND
   20  PARTICIPATE  IN  ALL  BOARD  HEARINGS  AND  MEETINGS, PROVIDED THAT SUCH
   21  STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE SHALL NOT  BE  ALLOWED  TO  VOTE,  SHALL  NOT  BE
   22  ALLOWED  TO  ATTEND  EXECUTIVE  SESSION,  AND  SHALL  NOT BE ENTITLED TO
   23  RECEIVE COMPENSATION OF ANY FORM.
   24    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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