First Regular Session

Sixty-first General Assembly

LLS NO. 97­0527.01 DFH HOUSE BILL 97­1158

STATE OF COLORADO

BY REPRESENTATIVE T. Williams

EDUCATION

A BILL FOR AN ACT

CONCERNING THE ADDITION OF A PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF MEMBER TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO.

Bill Summary

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not necessarily reflect any amendments which may be subsequently adopted.)

Adds a member of the professional administrative staff to the university of northern Colorado board of trustees as a nonvoting member.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1.  23­40­104 (1), Colorado Revised Statutes, 1995 Repl. Vol., is amended to read:

23­40­104.  Board of trustees. (1) (a)  There is hereby established the board of trustees for the university of northern Colorado, which shall consist of nine TEN members and shall be the governing authority for the university of northern Colorado. The board created by this subsection (1) shall be and is hereby declared to be a body corporate and, as such and by the names designated in this section, may hold property for the use of the university which it governs, be a party to all suits and contracts, and do all things lawfully appertaining to such university in like manner as municipal corporations of this state. The trustees of the board created by this section and their successors shall have perpetual succession, shall have a seal, may make bylaws and regulations for the well­ordering and government of the university within their jurisdiction, and may conduct the business of said university in a manner not repugnant to the constitution and laws of this state. Staff support for said board of trustees shall be provided by the staff of the university of northern Colorado.

(b)  The governor shall appoint, with the consent of the senate, seven members of the board of trustees created by this subsection (1). The initial members of said board shall take office on July 1, 1973. The terms of said seven members of the said board of trustees appointed prior to June 15, 1987, shall be six years; except that appointments of members to take office on July 1, 1973, shall be made so that two members of the board have terms expiring on June 30, 1975, two members of the board have terms expiring on June 30, 1977, and three members of the board have terms expiring on June 30, 1979. Persons who are appointed members and who are holding office on June 15, 1987, are subject to the provisions of section 24­1­137, C.R.S. Thereafter the terms of said seven members of the board of trustees shall be four years. The eighth office shall be filled by an elected member of the student body who is a full­time junior or senior student at the university of northern Colorado. The term of said elected office shall be one year, beginning July 1. The elected student office shall be advisory, without the right to vote. The elected student member of the board shall have resided in the state of Colorado not less than three years prior to his OR HER election. For purposes of this paragraph (b), "full­time student" means the equivalent of the definition of "full­time equivalent student" used by the joint budget committee of the general assembly. The ninth office shall be filled by an elected member of the faculty at large elected by other members of the faculty at large for a term of one year, beginning July 1, and such office shall be advisory, without the right to vote. THE TENTH OFFICE SHALL BE FILLED BY AN ELECTED MEMBER OF THE PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO ELECTED BY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF FOR A TERM OF ONE YEAR, BEGINNING JULY 1, AND SUCH OFFICE SHALL BE ADVISORY, WITHOUT THE RIGHT TO VOTE. All vacancies in the office of any member appointed by the governor shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the unexpired term, and any vacancy in either ANY of the elected offices on the board shall be filled by reelection for the unexpired term. Each trustee shall take and subscribe to the oath of office prescribed by the constitution of this state before entering upon the duties of his OR HER office, which oath shall be placed and kept on file in the office of the secretary of state.

(c)  Repealed.

SECTION 2.  Safety clause.  The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.