GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2007

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HOUSE BILL 893*

Short Title:     Bd of Governors Student Member May Vote.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representatives Adams;  Blue, Bryant, Coleman, Fisher, Glazier, Harrison, Jeffus, Jones, McLawhorn, Mobley, Parmon, Wainwright, Weiss, and Womble.
Referred to:	Education.

March 20, 2007

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE STUDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS of the university of north carolina SHALL HAVE THE SAME RIGHT TO VOTE AS ALL OTHER MEMBERS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 116-6.1 reads as rewritten:

"§ 116-6.1.  Student member of the Board of Governors.

(a)       Commencing July 1, 1991, and during his continuance as a student in good standing at a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina, the person serving as president of the University of North Carolina Association of Student Governments (UNCASG) or his designee shall serve ex officio as a member of the Board of Governors. This student member shall be in addition to the 32 members elected to the Board of Governors.

(b)       The student member shall have all the rights and privileges of membership, except that he shall not have a vote. membership."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.