User:Kewlii0/Hawaii State Student Council

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The Hawaii State Student Council is a 16-member council constituted of the Board of Education student member and student representatives each representing one of Hawaii's fifteen school complex areas. The Council is funded through the Hawaii Department of Education and serves as the primary artery for voicing student concerns and representing students interests at the state level. This year, the Council pushed SB799 regarding voting rights for the student member of the Board of Education further than it's ever gotten in its twenty-one year history.

Council Structure
The Hawaii State Student Council is structured by its Constitution and Bylaws which both receive annual review. Operation The Council, as established in the Bylaws, uses the interactive method as well as Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised for parliamentary authority. Officers The officers of the Council include the following: 1. Chairperson: The chairperson facilitates all meetings of the council, which includes the preparation of agenda and accompanying memoranda. He/she is also charged with the power of appointment of Council members to committees or to the status of committee chair. Unlike the traditional role of the chair, however, the Hawaii State Student Council chairperson has the prerogative to vote and engage in debate. 2. The Vice Chairperson: The vice chair assumes the responsibilities of the chair in his/her absense and serves as the Council's permanent sergeant-at-arms. The vice chair is responsible for the performance of all committees and helps the chair with communications both internal and external. 3. The Secretary: The secretary's primary responsibility is the publication of the minutes, which he/she takes at every meeting. He/she is also ultimately responsible for correspondence of the Council with school, ditrict, and state student councils. Committees The Council has three standing committees 1. Projects Committee: publishes the statewide directory of student councils and plans a statewide service project. 2. Communications Committee: publishes a periodic newsletter and releases all press information pertinent to the Council. 3. The Political Action Committee: develops a legislative packet and organizes all the council's efforts regarding legislative action. It also coordinates the annual statewide election of the Board of Education student member.

Current Council
Chairperson Marissa Catalano Vice Chairperson Grant Cabebe Secretary Daniel Okubo Leeward District Representatives Robert Firme and Kelly Maeshiro Central District Representatives Evan Takemoto and Matthew Howard Honolulu District Representatives Theresa Park and Jillian Oyama Windward District Representative Marissa Catalano Maui District Representatives Grant Cabebe and Jennifer Bonilla Kauai District Representative Dominique Pascua Hawaii District Representatives Daniel Okubo, Jessica Minick, and Malia Tanaka Board of Education Student Member Jonathan Allen Advisor Susan Sato, Educational Specialist