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Committee clarifies student representative term wording; schedules health-and-wellness policy review
Summary
Members agreed to clarify that a student representative's one-year term runs from September to the last meeting in June (excluding summer) and flagged the lengthy health-and-wellness policy for staged review; no final votes were taken on those items.
During old business, the committee considered a small wording change requested by Mr. Testa to clarify the term and attendance expectations for a student representative.
Committee members agreed the language should state the student serves a one-year term that "begins in September and ends with the last meeting in June," making clear summer months are not counted toward the term. Members asked for minor tense and phrasing consistency before sending the change onward for a second read.
The committee also discussed the health-and-wellness policy, which members described as lengthy and in need of updating to reflect recent state regulation changes. One member suggested portions of the policy be reviewed by the policy committee and health-and-wellness stakeholders on a staggered timetable because of the policy's size and complexity.
No formal vote was recorded on either the student-term wording or the schedule for health-policy review at this meeting. Members indicated the health-and-wellness policy likely will return to a future agenda for further review.
The meeting moved to public comment and scheduling details, then adjourned after a motion to close the session was seconded and favored by the attending members.
