Section 206 – Student petition for student member on local school board.

• (1) A student petition requesting that a local school board appoint a nonvoting student member to the board may be submitted to the board under this section.

• (2) The petition shall have the signatures of at least 500 students regularly enrolled in high school in the district or at least 10% of the number of students regularly enrolled in high school in the district, whichever is less.

• (3)
  • (a) Upon receipt of the petition, the board may appoint a nonvoting student member to serve a one-year term on the local school board as an addition to the number of regular members authorized by law.
  • (b) A student member’s term begins July 1 and ends on June 30 of the following year.

• (4) A student board member shall be enrolled in a high school in the district and may be less than 18 years old.

• (5) A student member may participate in all board meetings, except executive sessions.

• (6)
  • (a) A student board member shall receive the same expense allowance granted other board members under Section 53G-4-204.
  • (b) A student member is not liable for any acts of the governing board.

Amended by Chapter 415, 2018 General Session