1. (a) In addition to the board members appointed under AS 14.07.085, the board will appoint, as advisory members of the board,

   1. (1) one military representative; and
   2. (2) repealed 3/31/2005;
   3. (3) one student advisory member elect and one student advisory member who are enrolled in a state public secondary education program; the student advisory member elect becomes the student advisory member under (e) of this section.
2. (b) The senior military commander in the state may designate the advisory member of the board representing the military. The designation must include a written statement of qualifications and a resume of the designee.

3. (c) The board will designate a student advisory member elect from a list of candidates nominated by the Alaska Association of Student Governments and candidates nominated by the department. The department will provide the association under (1) of this subsection and candidates seeking nomination under (2) of this subsection a minimum 30-day notice of the due date to submit nominations. The nomination process is as follows:

   1. (1) from the pool of school districts that are members of the Alaska Association of Student Governments, the association shall nominate not less than three and not more than five students who will not have reached the 12th grade at the time the student's appointment as student advisory member elect would begin; for each nominee, the association shall submit to the board

      1. (A) the nominee's name;
      2. (B) a written statement of the nominee's qualifications or the nominee's resume; and
      3. (C) a letter written by the nominee that states the contributions the nominee would make if designated as the student advisory member elect;

   2. (2) from the pool of school districts that are not members of the Alaska Association of Student Governments, the department will

      1. (A) offer an open application process to students at large who

         1. (i) are interested in an appointment as the student advisory member elect under (a) of this section; and
         2. (ii) who will not have reached the 12th grade at the time the

         student's appointment as student advisory member elect would begin;

      2. (B) provide an application form on its website for students who meet the requirements of this section; an application must include

         1. (i) a written statement of qualifications or the nominee's resume;
         2. (ii) a letter written by the nominee that states the contributions the nominee would make if designated as the student advisory member elect; and
         3. (iii) any other information as determined by the department;
      3. (C) review each application; and
      4. (D) submit a list of not less than three and not more than five nominations, with the application materials from each nominee, to the board for review and consideration from the applications the department received.
4. (d) The board will, at a regular meeting, select a student advisory member elect from among the individuals nominated under (c) of this section. The term of the student advisory member elect commences immediately upon selection by the board and terminates on June 30 of the same school year in which the student advisory member elect was appointed.
5. (e) The board will rotate the student advisory member elect to the position of student advisory member commencing on July 1 immediately following the school year in which the student was appointed student advisory member elect. The term of office of the student advisory member is one year and terminates on June 30 of the school year in which the term commenced.
6. (f) Advisory members and advisory members elect under this section are entitled to expenses, travel, and per diem allowances provided by law for members of state boards and commissions.
7. (g) Advisory members appointed under this section may participate in the work of the board, and may deliberate and debate matters brought to the attention of the board. An advisory member, except an advisory member elect, may cast an advisory vote, but an advisory vote is not counted in determining the disposition of board matters.
8. (h) Advisory members elect shall attend meetings but may not cast a vote.

(Eff. 2/11/89, Register 109; am 5/28/92, Register 122; am 4/14/95, Register 134; am 7/25/2001, Register 159; am 3/31/2005, Register 173)