2013 Indiana Code
TITLE 21. HIGHER EDUCATION
ARTICLE 19. BALL STATE UNIVERSITY
CHAPTER 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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IC 21-19-3
Chapter 3. Board of Trustees
IC 21-19-3-0.3
Legalization of certain actions taken under prior law
Sec. 0.3. Any action taken by the board of trustees before April
26, 1989, that would have been legal under:
(1) IC 20-12-1-2, after April 25, 1989, and before its repeal; or
(2) IC 20-12-61-13, after April 25, 1989, and before its repeal;
is legalized and validated.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.351.
IC 21-19-3-1
Board; continuance
Sec. 1. The board of trustees is subject to this chapter and all other
laws governing the affairs of their predecessors.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260.
IC 21-19-3-2
Board; membership
Sec. 2. The board of trustees is composed of nine (9) members,
appointed by the governor as follows:
(1) Six (6) members who must be at large.
(2) Two (2) members who must be alumni of Ball State
University.
(3) One (1) member who must be a Ball State University
student.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260.
IC 21-19-3-3
Board; qualifications
Sec. 3. Not more than six (6) of the nonstudent members of the
board of trustees may be of the same sex.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260. Amended by P.L.29-2012, SEC.2.
IC 21-19-3-4
Board; additional qualifications
Sec. 4. All members of the board of trustees must be citizens of
the United States.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260. Amended by P.L.29-2012, SEC.3.
IC 21-19-3-5
Search and screen committee; creation
Sec. 5. (a) To aid the governor in the selection of the student
member, a search and screen committee is created. The search and
screen committee consists of the following:
(1) One (1) representative of the governor.
(2) At least four (4) students chosen by the elected student
government representatives of the student body.
(b) The search and screen committee shall establish the mode and
criteria to be used in the selection of student nominees to serve on
the board of trustees. The search and screen committee shall submit
a list of at least ten (10) names to the governor for the governor's
consideration.
(c) The governor shall select one (1) of these names for
appointment as a member of the board of trustees in accordance with
this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260.
IC 21-19-3-6
Board; terms
Sec. 6. (a) The Ball State University alumni council shall
designate the term and nominate a person for each of the two (2)
alumni memberships on the board of trustees.
(b) The Ball State University alumni council, through the
president of Ball State University, shall submit the names of the
nominees to the governor for the governor's immediate appointment
to the board of trustees.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260.
IC 21-19-3-7
Board; terms of alumni members
Sec. 7. At least thirty (30) days before the expiration of the term
of an alumni member, the Ball State University Alumni Council, or
its successor, must submit, through the president of Ball State
University, the name of the nominee to succeed the retiring alumni
member. The governor shall appoint the nominee as an alumni
member of the board of trustees.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260.
IC 21-19-3-8
Terms
Sec. 8. (a) With the exception of the student member of the board
of trustees, all appointments to the Ball State University board of
trustees are for four (4) year terms. Each term of a nonstudent board
member begins on January 1 of the appropriate year.
(b) The term of a member continues until the member's successor
is appointed and qualified.
(c) The student member of the board of trustees is appointed for
a two (2) year term. The student member's term begins on July 1 of
the year in which the student member is appointed. The student
member must be a full-time student at Ball State University
throughout the student member's term.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260.
IC 21-19-3-9
Board; vacancies
Sec. 9. A vacancy occurring on the board of trustees from death,
incapacitation, or resignation shall be filled by appointment of the
governor for the unexpired term. Vacancies in offices held by alumni
members shall be filled from nominees submitted by the Ball State
University alumni council.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260.
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