2006 Utah Code - 53C-1-203 — Board of trustees nominating committee -- Composition -- Responsibilities -- Per diem and expenses.

     53C-1-203.   Board of trustees nominating committee -- Composition -- Responsibilities -- Per diem and expenses.
     (1) There is established an 11 member board of trustees nominating committee.
     (2) (a) The State Board of Education shall appoint five members to the nominating committee from different geographical areas of the state.
     (b) The governor shall appoint five members to the nominating committee as follows:
     (i) one individual from a nomination list of at least two names of individuals knowledgeable about institutional trust lands submitted by the University of Utah and Utah State University on an alternating basis every four years;
     (ii) one individual from a nomination list of at least two names submitted by the livestock industry;
     (iii) one individual from a nomination list of at least two names submitted by the Utah Petroleum Association;
     (iv) one individual from a nomination list of at least two names submitted by the Utah Mining Association; and
     (v) one individual from a nomination list of at least two names submitted by the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources after consultation with statewide wildlife and conservation organizations.
     (c) The president of the Utah Association of Counties shall designate the chair of the Public Lands Steering Committee, who must be an elected county commissioner or councilor, to serve as the eleventh member of the nominating committee.
     (3) (a) Except as required by Subsection (3)(b), each member shall serve a four-year term.
     (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (3)(a), the state board and the governor shall, at the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of committee members are staggered so that approximately half of the committee is appointed every two years.
     (c) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be appointed for the unexpired term.
     (4) The nominating committee shall select a chair from its membership by majority vote.
     (5) (a) The nominating committee shall nominate at least two candidates for each position or vacancy which occurs on the board of trustees except for the governor's appointee under Subsection 53C-1-202(5).
     (b) The nominations shall be by majority vote of the committee.
     (6) (a) (i) Members who are not government employees shall receive no compensation or benefits for their services, but may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of the member's official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
     (ii) Members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.
     (b) (i) State government officer and employee members who do not receive salary, per diem, or expenses from their agency for their service may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties from the committee at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
     (ii) State government officer and employee members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.
     (c) (i) Higher education members who do not receive salary, per diem, or expenses from

the entity that they represent for their service may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties from the committee at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
     (ii) Higher education members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.

Amended by Chapter 237, 2000 General Session