A. The local school board may adopt procedures for the appointment of student representatives from among the students enrolled in the public schools in the division. The student representative shall serve in a nonvoting, advisory capacity and shall be appointed under such circumstances and serve for such terms as the board prescribes.

Terms Used In Virginia Code 22.1-86.1

  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • School board: means the school board that governs a school division. See Virginia Code 22.1-1

B. Nothing in this section shall prohibit any school board from excluding the nonvoting student representative from executive sessions or closed meetings pursuant to § 2.2-3711.

C. Student representatives shall not be construed to be members of local school boards for any purpose, including, but not limited to, establishing a quorum or making any official decision.

1999, c. 431.

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