New Jersey § 18A:12-1.3 Requiring student representative as nonvoting member of school district board that includes grades nine through 12; procedure; duties.

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§ 18A:12-1.3 — Requiring student representative as nonvoting member of school district board that includes grades nine through 12; procedure; duties.

New Jersey § 18A:12-1.3

Title 18AEDUCATION

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 18A:12-1.3 (2026).

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a.Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, each board of education of a school district 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 superintendent of a school district and shall consider input provided by the student body. The student representative shall serve for a one school year term. In the case of a school district that includes more than one high school, the student representative of the board shall rotate each school year among the high schools in the school district.

b.The duties of the student representative shall include

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1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, each board of education of a school district 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 superintendent of a school district and shall consider input provided by the student body. The student representative shall serve for a one school year term. In the case of a school district that includes more than one high school, the student representative of the board shall rotate each school year among the high schools in the school district. 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 public high school students within the district and presenting student proposals and concerns to the board for its consideration; and (3) keeping public high school students informed of the business of the board by providing a monthly report to the student council concerning the activities of the board. L.2021, c.446, s.1.