2017 Utah Code
Title 53B - State System of Higher Education
Chapter 2a - Utah System of Technical Colleges
Section 107 - Technical college presidents -- Appointments -- Duties.

Universal Citation: UT Code § 53B-2a-107 (2017)
Effective 7/1/2017
53B-2a-107. Technical college presidents -- Appointments -- Duties.
  • (1)
    • (a) The board of trustees shall, after consultation with a technical college board of directors, appoint a president for the technical college.
    • (b) The board of trustees shall establish a policy for appointing a technical college president that:
      • (i) requires the board of trustees to create a search committee that:
        • (A) includes an equal number of board of trustees members and members from the technical college board of directors; and
        • (B) may include technical college faculty, students, or other individuals;
      • (ii) requires the search committee to seek nominations, interview candidates, and forward qualified candidates to the board of trustees for consideration;
      • (iii) provides for at least two members of the technical college board of directors to participate in board of trustees' interviews of finalists; and
      • (iv) provides for the board of trustees to vote to appoint a technical college president in a meeting that complies with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act.
  • (2)
    • (a) A technical college president shall serve as the chief executive officer of the technical college.
    • (b) A technical college president does not need to have a doctorate degree, but shall have extensive experience in career and technical education.
    • (c) A technical college president is subject to regular review and evaluation administered by the board of trustees, in cooperation with the technical college board of directors, through a process approved by the board of trustees.
    • (d) A technical college president serves at the discretion of the board of trustees, in cooperation with the technical college board of directors.
    • (e) The board of trustees, in cooperation with a technical college board of directors, shall set the compensation for the technical college president using market survey information.
  • (3) A technical college president shall:
    • (a) serve as the executive officer of the technical college board of directors;
    • (b) administer the day-to-day operations of the technical college;
    • (c) consult with the technical college board of directors; and
    • (d) administer human resource policies and employee compensation plans in accordance with the requirements of the board of trustees.


Amended by Chapter 382, 2017 General Session
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