A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide for a student advisor to each local board of education.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C‑35 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(c)	In addition to the membership of each local board of education provided for by this section or local legislation, each local board of education shall appoint a student enrolled in the local school administrative unit to serve as an advisor to the board. The student advisors shall participate in board deliberations in an advisory capacity only. The board may, in its discretion, exclude the student advisor from executive sessions."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.