The New York FFA Governing Board is a group that meets several times a year to discuss and act upon issues that affect the New York FFA Association. It is composed of state officers and district trustees. The Governing Board is basically a group of representatives for the FFA that decide upon matters that face the FFA members in New York. Typical issues that come across during meetings include proposed constitution changes, chapter news, and many ideas to improve various areas that the FFA is involved in. Complex issues are briefly discussed and usually assigned to a committee consisting of both adults and state officers.
Board members review packets of information before the meetings, and then act on the issues at hand.
If a constitutional change is proposed, they must give notice of the change to all the chapters in New York. Some of the issues that have come up lately before the Governing Board have been very interesting. The Board is interested in pursuing some new ideas for the State Fair building, such as having different animal exhibit themes throughout the fair. There is some committee work being done on a possible new area to receive your Empire degree in. The new FFA periodical, New Visions, was passed into existence at a recent meeting.