Marshall Islands Youth Advisory Board Act 1986
TITLE 10 – PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 4 - THE MARSHALL ISLANDS YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD
sRepublic of the Marshall Islands
Jepilpilin Ke Ejukaan
MARSHALL ISLANDS YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD
ACT 1986
Arrangement of Sections
Section Page
§401. Short title. .............................................................................................................................. 3
§402. Board. ..................................................................................................................................... 3
§403. Procedure. .............................................................................................................................. 4
§404. Purposes of the Board. ......................................................................................................... 5
§405. Report. .................................................................................................................................... 5
§406. Accounts. ............................................................................................................................... 5
TITLE 10 – PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 4 - THE MARSHALL ISLANDS YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD
sRepublic of the Marshall Islands
Jepilpilin Ke Ejukaan
MARSHALL ISLANDS YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD
ACT 1986
AN ACT to create a Youth Advisory Board in the Republic to serve as an umbrella
agency in youth development.
Commencement: March 6, 1986
Source: P.L. 1986-9
Amended By: P.L. 2011-55
§401. Short title.
This Chapter may be cited as the “Marshall Islands Youth Advisory Board
Act 1986”. [P.L. 1986-9, §1.]
§402. Board.
(1) There shall be established a Board called the Marshall Islands Youth
Advisory Board, hereinafter referred to as “the Board”.
(2) The Board shall comprise of the following members:
(a) Chief Secretary;
(b) Director of National Training Council;
(c) President of Chamber of Commerce or his or her designee;
(d) Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs or his or her
designee;
(e) Secretary of Education or his or her designee;
(f) UN Joint Presence Office representative; and
(g) Five (5) members representing five (5) non-government
organizations working with youth related issues prioritized by
the Board and the National Youth Policy, who will be
appointed by the Secretary of Internal Affairs.
(3) The term of office of an NGO member shall be three (3) years and he
or she may be reappointed for another term or more. Early
membership terminations, without cause, will be the option of the
minister. The appointment of a proper replacement will occur on the
effective date of termination.
(4) Any member of the Board may be removed from office by the
Minister without assigning any reason. [P.L. 1986-9, §2.][Amended by P.L.2011-55]
§403. Procedure.
(1) The Board shall sit at least twice a year and any other times as the
Board agrees, and the quorum for any meeting of the Board shall be
by a simple majority, or seven (7) members, counting at maximum of
two NGO representatives.
(2) The Chief Secretary shall be the Chairperson of the Board and shall
preside at all meetings, except that, in his or her absence, a senior
officer designated by the Chairperson shall act as the temporary
chairperson.
(3) The Ministry of Internal Affairs shall be the Secretary to the Board
and shall give notices for meetings through the Office of the Chief
Secretary, keep minutes of the meetings and maintain all records of
the Board.
(4) The Board shall determine its own procedure for carrying out the
purposes of this Chapter .
(5) The Board shall appoint a national multi-sectoral technical group
comprising of related youth professionals and other youth
stakeholders to provide information and make recommendations to
the Board. The Board shall also review the role of the national multi-
sectoral working group, provide an overall framework of
assignments to be undertaken by this working group, assess progress
made on the assignments, and provide progress updates to the
Cabinet. [P.L. 1986-9, §3.][Amended by P.L. 2011-55]
§404. Purposes of the Board.
The purposes of the Board shall be:
(a) to determine the general youth goals and operating policies
within which the National Youth Policy and youth service
organization will be guided;
(b) to review on periodic basis the National Youth Policy and
make recommendations to the Cabinet for important directives
and other necessary changes;
(c) to advise the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Cabinet on youth
related issues and programs;
(d) to harmonize youth policies and programming across all
sectors;
(e) to advocate for adequate and appropriate resource allocations
for youth development programs;
(f) to do any such other tasks as the Board may deem necessary to
effectively implement the objectives of this Chapter .[P.L. 1986-9, §4.][Amended by P.L. 2011-55]
§405. Report.
The Board shall at the end of each year submit to the Minister its report on
its activities and findings with respect to the current year’s work. The Board
shall also make its recommendations with respect to its findings. [P.L. 1986-9, §5.]
§406. Accounts.
(1) The Board may in its name maintain a bank account in a reputable
bank and all donations, contributions from non-governmental
organizations and grants from the Government of the Marshall
Islands shall all be directly deposited in such account.
(2) The monies in the account may be utilized for the activities and the
purposes of the Board.
(3) No money shall be withdrawn from the bank unless the Chairman
and the Secretary of the Board both place their signatures on the
checks.
(4) The Board shall publish its duly audited accounts at the end of each
year depicting its financial position. [P.L. 1986-9, §6.]