[ First paragraph effective until March 10, 2008. For text effective March 10, 2008, see below.]
Section 21. There shall be board of trustees consisting of eleven members for each of the institutions named in section five other than the University of Massachusetts. Each board of trustees shall elect a chairman.
[ First paragraph as amended by 2008, 27, Sec. 64 effective March 10, 2008. See 2008, 27, Sec. 117. For text effective until March 10, 2008, see above.]
There shall be a board of trustees consisting of eleven members for each of the institutions named in section five other than the University of Massachusetts. Each board of trustees shall elect a chairman.
One member of such board of trustees shall be a full-time undergraduate student member from said institution, and ten members shall be appointed by the governor pursuant to the provisions of section eighteen B of chapter six, at least one of whom shall be an alumnus of said institution and one of whom shall be elected thereto by the alumni association of said institution. Each elected alumnus member shall be elected every five years. No elected alumnus member shall serve for more than two consecutive terms. A vacancy in the position of elected alumnus member prior to the expiration of a term shall be filled for the remainder of the term in the same manner as elections to full terms. Each student member shall be elected by the student body annually, no later than May fifteenth. The term of office of each elected student member of the board shall be one year and shall commence on July first following their election and terminate on June thirtieth of the following year. The student member shall be eligible for re-election for as long as said student remains a full-time undergraduate student and maintains satisfactory academic progress as determined by the policy of the institution at which the student is enrolled. If at any time during the elected term of office said student member ceases to be a full-time undergraduate student or fails to maintain satisfactory academic progress, the membership of said student on the board shall be terminated and the office of the elected student member shall be deemed vacant, provided, however, that if the elected student member vacates his position upon graduation from the institution prior to July first, the elected successor may assume the position of student member on the board effective from the date of graduation of his predecessor, provided further that the statutory time limit of one year of the successor student trustee shall commence to run on July first notwithstanding any taking of office prior to the commencement of said term. A vacancy in the office of the elected student member prior to the expiration of a term shall be filled for the remainder of the term in the same manner as student elections to full terms.
No member of a board of trustees shall be a member of the board of higher education. No member of a board of trustees shall be principally employed within the public higher education system of the commonwealth; provided, however, that no more than one-third of the members shall be principally employed by the commonwealth. Membership on a board of trustees shall terminate if a member ceases to be qualified for appointment.
Members shall be appointed to serve for five year terms, but no member shall be appointed for more than two consecutive terms. Members of the board shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for all expenses reasonably incurred in the performance of their duties.
[ Fifth paragraph effective until March 10, 2008. For text effective March 10, 2008, see below.]
Any vacancy on a board of trustees shall be filled for the duration of the term, in the same manner as the prior appointment. If a member is absent from four regular meetings in any calendar year, exclusive of July and August, that person's membership on the board shall terminate and a vacancy shall be deemed to exist. The chairman shall forthwith notify the governor when any vacancy exists.
[ Fifth paragraph as amended by 2008, 27, Sec. 65 effective March 10, 2008. See 2008, 27, Sec. 117. For text effective until March 10, 2008, see above.]
Any vacancy on a board of trustees shall be filled for the duration of the term, in the same manner as the prior appointment. If a member is absent from four regular meetings in any academic year, exclusive of July and August, that person's membership on the board shall terminate and a vacancy shall be deemed to exist. The chairman shall forthwith notify the governor when any vacancy exists.
[ Sixth paragraph effective until March 10, 2008. For text effective March 10, 2008, see below.]
Each board of trustees shall from time to time advise the higher education coordinating council on admissions programs, labor relations and program approval for its institution. Each board of trustees shall at their pleasure and with the approval of the council appoint and remove the chief executive officer of its institution.
[ Sixth paragraph as amended by 2008, 27, Sec. 66 effective March 10, 2008. See 2008, 27, Sec. 117. For text effective until March 10, 2008, see above.]
Each board of trustees shall from time to time advise the council on admissions programs, labor relations and program approval for its institution. Each board of trustees shall at their pleasure and with the approval of the council appoint and remove the chief executive officer of its institution.