Trustees unanimously approved revisions to the School Health Advisory Council bylaws after a presentation from SHAC chair Tony Kamen explaining edits adopted by the SHAC membership.

Kamen told the board the SHAC executive board combined standing-committee suggestions, reviewed membership and voting procedures, and presented draft revisions to the full SHAC on May 21; the full SHAC approved the changes 22-0. Proposed edits the board considered included removing strict limits on the number of standing-committee meetings, clarifying capitalized terms and formatting, eliminating an absolute paper-ballot requirement to allow electronic voting, and adjusting membership expectations so each single-member district (SMD) can secure representation for standing committees. Kamen said the revisions also aim to ensure each standing committee has a member with a health background.

Trustees discussed membership language and representation for magnet-program parents who may live in one SMD but whose students attend programs in another. Several trustees urged better vetting of appointees and improved communication to ensure appointees know meeting dates; trustees also discussed options for backups or alternate appointees so standing committees could meet when someone is absent. Because some trustees said they still had appointment changes to make, the board agreed to table final SHAC member appointments until a special meeting on Aug. 25.

Trustee Shelton moved to approve the bylaw revisions but keep Article 4, Section 5 (membership appointment language) as currently written; Trustee Villareal seconded. The motion passed 7-0.

The board directed staff and the SHAC chair to improve communication with appointees, to provide trustees with attendance information, and to return a finalized membership list at the August special meeting. The board and the SHAC chair also discussed the need for consistent meeting notices and access to the SHAC web page and agendas so nominees have the information they need to attend and participate.

The SHAC chair and the district staff said the changes reflected the full committee’s choices and that the revisions were intended to preserve committee continuity while giving the SHAC operational flexibility.