Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Legislative liaison summarizes state bills on student board members, nurse consent and county election cycles
Summary
At the June business meeting, legislative liaison Michelle Childs briefed the Lakeland Board of Education on recent state bills affecting student representation on school boards, nurse first-aid consent rules and a county election-cycle provision that, as written, would only affect Shelby County.
Michelle Childs, the board’s legislative liaison, told the Lakeland Board of Education at its June business meeting that several recently considered state bills will require local policy or clarification for school districts.
Childs said the most immediate change concerns a provision requiring districts to adopt a policy on whether a student may serve on the school board. "The actual law is ... you have to have a policy about having a student on the school board," she said, and noted that the Tennessee School Boards…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
