20 U.S.C. § 928 : US Code - Section 928: School advisory committees

Search 20 U.S.C. § 928 : US Code - Section 928: School advisory committees

(a) Establishment; functions; membership
(1) The Director shall provide for the establishment of an
advisory committee for each school in the defense dependents'
education system. An advisory committee for a school shall advise
the principal or superintendent of the school with respect to the
operation of the school, may make recommendations with respect to
curriculum and budget matters, and, except as provided under
paragraph (2), shall advise the local military commander with
respect to problems concerning dependents' education within the
jurisdiction of the commander. The membership of each such advisory
committee shall include an equal number of parents of students
enrolled in the school and of employees working at the school and,
when appropriate, may include a student enrolled in the school. The
membership of each such advisory committee shall also include one
nonvoting member designated by the organization recognized as the
exclusive bargaining representative of the employees working at the
school.
(2) In the case of any military installation or overseas area
where there is more than one school in the defense dependents'
education system, the Director shall provide for the establishment
of an advisory committee for such military installation or overseas
area to advise the local military commander with respect to
problems concerning dependents' education within the jurisdiction
of the commander.
(b) Election of members; regulations respecting qualifications and
election procedures
Except in the case of a nonvoting member designated under the
last sentence of subsection (a)(1) of this section, members of a
school advisory committee established under this section shall be
elected by individuals of voting age residing in the area to be
served by the advisory committee. The Secretary of Defense shall by
regulation prescribe the qualifications for election to an advisory
committee and procedures for conducting elections of advisory
committee members.
(c) Members to serve without pay
Members of school advisory committees established under this
section shall serve without pay.