(a) There is established within the department for administrative purposes the state student council, which shall consist of representation from each departmental school district.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-447

  • Board: means the board of education. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-101
  • Conference committee: A temporary, ad hoc panel composed of conferees from both chamber of a legislature which is formed for the purpose of reconciling differences in legislation that has passed both chambers. Conference committees are usually convened to resolve bicameral differences on major and controversial legislation.
  • Department: means the department of education. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-101
  • District: means the state public education system as a whole, except as used by the department for federal compliance and reporting requirements. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-101
(b) The council shall determine whether it shall directly select the student representative to the board or whether it shall run an election to select that individual.
(c) The council shall establish policies and procedures governing its operations, including the selection and number of council members, without regard to the public notice, public hearing, and gubernatorial approval requirements of chapter 91, but subject to the open meeting requirements of chapter 92.
(d) The state student council shall cooperate with the student conference committee established under section 317-2 in planning the annual secondary school students conference established under chapter 317.

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