2017 Utah Code
Title 53B - State System of Higher Education
Chapter 2a - Utah System of Technical Colleges
Section 109 - Technical college boards of directors -- Terms -- Quorum -- Chair -- Compensation.

Universal Citation: UT Code § 53B-2a-109 (2017)
Effective 7/1/2017
53B-2a-109. Technical college boards of directors -- Terms -- Quorum -- Chair -- Compensation.
  • (1)
    • (a) At the first meeting of a technical college board of directors after July 1, 2009:
      • (i) the representatives from the local school boards shall divide up their positions so that approximately half of them serve for two-year terms and half serve for four-year terms; and
      • (ii) the representatives from business and industry employers shall divide up their positions so that approximately half of them serve for two-year terms and half serve for four-year terms.
    • (b) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(a), individuals appointed to a technical college board of directors shall serve four-year terms.
  • (2) The original appointing authority shall fill any vacancies that occur on a technical college board of directors.
  • (3) A majority of a technical college board of directors is a quorum.
  • (4) A technical college board of directors shall elect a chair from the technical college board of directors' membership.
  • (5) A member of a technical college board of directors may not receive compensation or benefits for the member of the technical college board of director's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
    • (a) Section 63A-3-106;
    • (b) Section 63A-3-107; and
    • (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
  • (6)
    • (a) A technical college board of directors may enact bylaws for the technical college board of directors' own government, including provisions for regular meetings, that are in accordance with the policies of the board of trustees.
    • (b)
      • (i) A technical college board of directors may provide for an executive committee in the technical college board of directors' bylaws.
      • (ii) If established, an executive committee shall have the full authority of the technical college board of directors to act upon routine matters during the interim between board of directors' meetings.
      • (iii) An executive committee may act on nonroutine matters only under extraordinary and emergency circumstances.
      • (iv) An executive committee shall report the executive committee's activities to the technical college board of directors at the technical college board of directors' next regular meeting following the activities.
  • (7) A technical college board of directors may establish advisory committees.


Amended by Chapter 382, 2017 General Session
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