GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1985 SESSION

CHAPTER 991 
HOUSE BILL 1004 

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE GOVERNOR TO APPOINT TWO STUDENT ADVISORS TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 115C-11 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 
"(a1)	Student advisors - The Governor is hereby authorized to appoint two high school students who are enrolled in the public schools of North Carolina as advisors to the State Board of Education. The student advisors shall participate in State Board deliberations in an advisory capacity only. The State Board may, in its discretion, exclude the student advisors from executive sessions. 
The Governor shall make initial appointments of student advisors to the State Board as follows: 
(1)	One high school junior shall be appointed for a two-year term beginning September 1, 1986, and expiring June 14, 1988; and 
(2)	One high school senior shall be appointed for a one-year term beginning September 1, 1986, and expiring June 14, 1987. When an initial or subsequent term expires, the Governor shall appoint a high school junior for a two-year term beginning June 15 of that year. If a student advisor is no longer enrolled in the public schools of North Carolina or if a vacancy otherwise occurs, the Governor shall appoint a student advisor for the remainder of the unexpired term. 
Student advisors shall receive per diem and necessary travel and subsistence expenses in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 138-5." 
Sec. 1.1.  Expenses of the student advisors authorized under G.S. 115C-11(a1) shall be paid out of funds already appropriated to the Department of Public Education. 
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification. 
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 12th day of July, 1986.