2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 164 - STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES -- REGIONAL EDUCATION -- ARCHAEOLOGY 164.131 Board of Trustees of University of Kentucky -- Membership -- Terms.
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164.131 Board of Trustees of University of Kentucky -- Membership -- Terms.
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(a)
The government of the University of Kentucky is vested in a board of
trustees appointed for a term set by law pursuant to Section 23 of the
Constitution of Kentucky.
(b) All persons appointed after May 30, 1997, shall be required to attend and
complete an orientation program prescribed by the council under KRS
164.020, as a condition of their service.
(c) The board shall periodically evaluate the institution's progress in
implementing its missions, goals, and objectives to conform to the
strategic agenda. Officers and officials shall be held accountable for the
status of the institution's progress.
(d) Board members may be removed by the Governor for cause, which shall
include neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, after being afforded a
hearing with counsel before the council and a finding of fact by the
council.
(e) The board shall consist of sixteen (16) members appointed by the
Governor, two (2) members of the faculty of the University of Kentucky,
one (1) member of the University of Kentucky nonteaching personnel, and
one (1) member of the student body of the University of Kentucky. The
voting members of the board shall select a chairperson annually.
(a) The terms of the appointed members shall be for six (6) years and until
their successors are appointed and qualified; except the initial
appointments shall be as follows:
1.
Two (2) members shall serve one (1) year terms;
2.
Two (2) members shall serve two (2) year terms, one (1) of whom
shall be a graduate of the university, selected from a list of three (3)
names submitted by the alumni of the university according to rules
established by the board of trustees;
3.
Three (3) members shall serve three (3) year terms;
4.
Three (3) members shall serve four (4) year terms, one (1) of whom
shall be a graduate of the university, selected as under
subparagraph 2. of this subsection;
5.
Three (3) members shall serve five (5) year terms; and
6.
Three (3) members shall serve six (6) year terms, one (1) of whom
shall be a graduate of the university, selected as under
subparagraph 2. of this subsection.
(b) 1.
Three (3) of the appointments shall be graduates of the university
and may include one (1) graduate of the institution who resides
outside the Commonwealth;
2.
Three (3) shall be representative of agricultural interests; and
3.
Ten (10) shall be other distinguished citizens representative of the
learned professions and may include one (1) who resides outside of
Kentucky.
(c) The Governor shall make the appointments so as to reflect proportional
representation of the two (2) leading political parties of the
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Commonwealth based on the state's voter registration and to reflect no
less than proportional representation of the minority racial composition of
the Commonwealth.
(d) Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made for the unexpired term in the
same manner as provided for the original appointments.
The two (2) University of Kentucky faculty members shall be of the rank of
assistant professor or above. They shall be elected by secret ballot by all
University of Kentucky faculty members of the rank of assistant professor or
above. Faculty members shall serve for terms of three (3) years and until their
successors are elected and qualified. Faculty members shall be eligible for
reelection, but they shall be ineligible to continue to serve as members of the
board of trustees if they cease to be members of the faculty of the university.
Elections to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term in the same manner
as provided for original elections.
The nonteaching personnel member shall be any full-time staff member,
excluding the president, vice-presidents, academic deans, and academic
department chairpersons. The staff member shall represent all nonteaching
university employees including but not limited to building facilities and clerical
personnel. The staff member shall be elected by secret ballot by the
nonteaching employees. The staff member shall serve a term of three (3) years
and until a successor is elected and qualified. The staff member shall be
eligible for reelection, but a staff member who ceases being an employee of
the university shall not be eligible to continue to serve as a member of the
board. Elections to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term and shall be
held in the same manner as provided for the original election.
The student member shall be the president of the student body of the
university during the appropriate academic year and may be an out-of-state
resident if applicable. If the student member does not maintain his position as
student body president or his status as a full-time student at any time during
that academic year, a special election shall be held to select a full-time student.
The student member shall serve for a term of one (1) year beginning with the
first meeting of the fiscal year which contains that academic year.
The number of student and employee trustees of the University of Kentucky
elected to the board shall not exceed four (4).
Unless specifically approved by the board of trustees under the provisions of
KRS 164.367, no member of the administrative staff of the university shall be
directly or indirectly interested in any contract with the university for the sale of
property, materials, supplies, equipment, or services, with exception of
compensation to the two (2) faculty members, and the one (1) nonteaching
personnel member.
New appointees of the board shall not serve more than two (2) consecutive
terms. Board members serving as of May 30, 1997, may be reappointed at the
end of their existing terms and may serve two (2) additional full consecutive
terms.
Effective:June 26, 2007
History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 2, effective June 26, 2007. -Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 59, sec. 1, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 251, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1997 (1st
Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 86, effective May 30, 1997. -- Created 1992
Ky. Acts ch. 10, sec. 4, effective July 1, 1992.
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