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Bill would require student voting members and reporting rights on community and technical college boards
Summary
House Bill 1278 would require every community and technical college district board of trustees to include a student member and would require student government representatives at public institutions to be allowed to address governing boards at regular meetings. Multiple student trustees, student associations and campus leaders testified in strong
House Bill 1278 would require community and technical college (CTC) district boards to include a student member and would require regional universities, state universities, Evergreen State College and community and technical colleges to allow a student government representative to address their governing boards at each regular meeting, committee staff said at the Jan. 22 hearing.
Committee staff Elizabeth Allison framed the bill: “The board of trustees for each community and technical college district must include a student member. Additionally, regional universities, state universities, the Evergreen State College, and community and technical colleges must all allow a student government…
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