8.1 Student Trustees will have a regular seat at the board table.
8.2 Student Trustees may be appointed to the various Committees of the Board. Appointment will take place at the annual Organization meeting.
8.3 The Chair of the Board and Vice-Chair of the Board may assign Trustees as Trustee Mentors to the Student Trustees.
8.4 A Student Trustee is not entitled to a “binding vote”. (s.55(2))
8.5 A Student Trustee is entitled to request a recorded vote at any board meeting or committee meeting so that the student trustee’s vote can be duly reported. (s. 55(3))
8.6 In the event that a Student Trustee requests a recorded vote, the Education Act requires that two votes actually occur, the first including the Student Trustee vote and the second without the Student Trustee’s vote (s.55(3)(a) and (b)).
8.7 Student Trustees are allowed to participate in all Board meetings except those closed under clause 207(2).
8.8 Student trustees have the same access to Board resources and opportunities for training (s.55(7))
8.9 In the event the Student Trustee resigns from the position or fails to maintain satisfactory meeting attendance, the Board reserves the right to replace that Student Trustee. Section 228 1(b) of the Education Act will be used as a guideline to monitor such attendance.