NY Educ L § 1901 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 2 - School District Organization Article 39 - Central High School Districts 1901 - Central High School Districts; Number and Election of Members of Board of Education.

§ 1901. Central  high school districts; number and election of members   of board of education. 1. Existing central  high  school  districts  are   continued.  Boards  of  education  of such central high school districts   heretofore established shall continue as constituted under the order  of   the  commissioner.  The  number  of their members shall be not less than   five. There shall be at least one member  of  such  a  board  from  each   common  school  district  and  at  least two from each union free school   district within the central high school district. The board of education   of each union free school district in  each  such  central  high  school   district  shall  appoint  the  number  of  persons  so designated by the   commissioner to represent such district  as  members  of  the  board  of   education  of  such  central high school district. In each common school   district having a  sole  trustee,  such  trustee  shall  represent  such   district  as  a  member  of  the board of education of such central high   school district. If a common school district have three  trustees,  such   board  of  trustees shall designate one of its members to represent such   district as a  member  of  such  board  of  education.  The  persons  so   designated  shall  be  members  of the board of education of the central   high school district during their terms of  office  as  members  of  the   board  of  education  or  as  trustees  of  the  districts  respectively   represented by them. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office  of  a   member  of  the board of education of such central high school district,   it shall be filled as above provided.2. Each central high school district, at the next annual  meeting  and   election  subsequent to the effective date of the chapter of the laws of   two thousand five which  added  this  subdivision,  may  submit  to  the   qualified  voters  of  the district for approval the issue of ex officio   student membership, on the school district's board of  education,  by  a   student  attending a high school within such school district. Upon voter   approval, each such district  shall  establish  a  process  for  student   membership  selection  pursuant  to paragraph c of this subdivision. If,   prior to August fifth, two thousand  three,  a  school  district  had  a   policy  that  allowed  a student or students to be ex officio members of   the school board, such policy shall be deemed to meet  the  requirements   of  this  subdivision  and shall be deemed to have full legal effect. In   any district that contains more than one high school, such process shall   take into consideration the number of high schools within  the  district   and  shall  provide for a mechanism which allows for fair representation   among the schools. Such district shall allow such  selected  student  to   serve  as  an  ex officio member of such board of education, and, if so,   provided further that:a. The ex officio student member of the board shall be entitled to sit   with board members at all public meetings of the board  and  participate   in all board hearings and meetings.b.  The ex officio student member of the board shall not be allowed to   vote, shall not be allowed to attend executive session, and shall not be   entitled to receive compensation of any form for participating at  board   meetings.c.  Notwithstanding  any  other  law  to  the contrary, the ex officio   student member of the board may be any of  the  following:  the  student   that  has  been  duly elected as student president of the high school; a   student duly elected by the student body; a student selected by the high   school student  government;  a  student  selected  by  the  high  school   principal;   a  student  selected  by  the  superintendent  of  schools.   Provided, however, in districts having district-wide student governments   or advisory committees, student ex officio members shall be selected  by   the   superintendent   of   schools  from  among  the  members  of  such    district-wide student governments or  advisory  committees,  subject  to   ratification by majority vote of the school board.d.  The ex officio student member shall be a senior at the high school   and shall have attended such high school for at least two years prior to   selection.3. Each central high school district may  offer  to  the  voters  once   every  two  years, on the same date as the annual school district budget   vote, a separate referendum to decide whether the school district  shall   allow  a  student,  as  established  under this section, to serve on the   school board as an ex officio, non-voting member.