(1) A school council for a State school must elect one of the council’s
members as chairperson of the council.
(2) The school’s principal may not
be elected as chairperson of the council.
(3) A school council’s
chairperson holds office for the term decided by the council (the
"chairperson’s term" ), unless the person’s term of office as a member of
the council ends sooner than the chairperson’s term.
(4) Subsection (5)
applies if—
(a) an association has been formed for the school for which a
school council is established; and
(b) the president of the association is
the chairperson of the council; and
(c) an alternative association member is
attending a meeting of the council in place of the president.
(5) Despite
section 88(2) , the alternative association member may not preside at the
meeting, unless the alternative association member is chosen to preside under
section 100(2) .
