Before a unit, council or district takes a postion on a statewide measure, a study, including information from all sides of the issue, should be conducted. Before taking action, the unit, council or district must take a vote at a general membership meeting and record the results in the minutes. When no action is planned and information only is being presented to membership, both sides of the issue must be provided. Informational material on legislative issues may be sent home with students when permitted by local school district policy. Consideration should be given to whether it is more advisable to mail material if the content might be viewed as controversial.
State law requires school districts to adopt policies regarding sending material home with students.
Procedure Only informational materials on legislative issues may be distributed via the students. Advocacy materials provide biased information about the issues and often tell the voter how to vote on a specific issue. If there is a question regarding whether legislation material is advocacy or informational, consult the district president or the appropriate school district personnel. Each unit must maintain a file of all legislation materials distributed via students. The file should include a copy of every piece of legislation material with the site administrator's written authorization for the distribution of that piece attached.