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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 262.1, Code 1995, is amended to read as 1 2 follows: 1 3 262.1 MEMBERSHIP. 1 4 The state board of regents consists ofnineeleven members, 1 5 eight of whom shall be selected from the state at large solely 1 6 with regard to their qualifications and fitness to discharge 1 7 the duties of the office.The ninth memberThree members 1 8 shall bea studentstudents enrolled on a full-time basis in 1 9 good standing at either the graduate or undergraduate level at 1 10one ofthe institutions listed in section 262.7, subsection 1, 1 11 2, or 3, at the time of the member's appointment. Not more 1 12 thanfivesix members shall be of the same political party. 1 13 Sec. 2. Section 262.2, Code 1995, is amended to read as 1 14 follows: 1 15 262.2 APPOINTMENT &endash; TERM OF OFFICE. 1 16 1. The members shall be appointed by the governor subject 1 17 to confirmation by the senate.The term of each member of the1 18board shall be for six years.Nonstudent members shall serve 1 19 six-year terms and student members shall serve two-year terms. 1 20 The terms of two or three nonstudent members and the term of 1 21 one student member of the board shall begin and expire in each 1 22 odd-numbered year, and the terms of two student members shall 1 23 begin and expire in each even-numbered year, as provided in 1 24 section 69.19. 1 25 2. The recognized student government organization at each 1 26 of the three institutions of higher learning under the control 1 27 of the board shall submit, at least biennially, to the 1 28 governor a list of at least three names of students eligible 1 29 to represent the institution on the board. From the lists of 1 30 names submitted by the organizations, the governor shall 1 31 appoint one student from each of the institutions of higher 1 32 learning under the control of the board to serve as a board 1 33 member. A student member may remain on the board until the 1 34 expiration of the student's term if the student member 1 35 graduates within one year of the date of the expiration. 2 1 Sec. 3. Section 262.6, Code 1995, is amended to read as 2 2 follows: 2 3 262.6 VACANCIES. 2 4 Vacancies shall be filled in the same mannerin which2 5regular appointments are required to beas original 2 6 appointments are made and shall be for the remainder of the 2 7 unexpired term of the vacancy. Ifthe nintha student member 2 8 resigns prior to the expiration of the student's term, the 2 9 individual appointed to fill the vacancy shall meet the 2 10 requirements forthe ninth memberstudent membership specified 2 11 insectionsections 262.1 and 262.2.Other vacancies2 12occurring prior to the expiration of the ninth member's term2 13shall be filled in the same manner as the original2 14appointments for those vacancies.2 15 Sec. 4. IMPLEMENTATION AND TRANSITION PROVISIONS. In 2 16 order to implement this Act and provide for the transition of 2 17 the terms of service and membership of the state board of 2 18 regents as required by this Act, notwithstanding any provision 2 19 of this Act to the contrary, the terms of the student members 2 20 of the board shall be implemented as follows: 2 21 1. The term of the student member serving on the board on 2 22 the effective date of this Act shall continue until the term 2 23 expires on April 30, 1997, and the governor shall appoint a 2 24 student member from the list of names provided representing 2 25 the same institution of higher learning for the two-year term 2 26 of the student member which commences May 1, 1997. 2 27 2. The two-year terms of the two student members added to 2 28 the board in accordance with this Act representing the two 2 29 institutions of higher learning that are not represented 2 30 pursuant to subsection 1 shall commence on May 1, 1996. 2 31 EXPLANATION 2 32 This bill increases membership on the state board of 2 33 regents from eight to 11 members by adding two more student 2 34 members to the board so that each institution of higher 2 35 learning under the control of the board has a student 3 1 representative as a member of the board. Under the bill, the 3 2 recognized student government organization at each of the 3 3 institutions of higher learning under the control of the board 3 4 shall submit, at least biennially, to the governor a list of 3 5 at least three names of eligible students. 3 6 From the names submitted, the governor is to appoint one 3 7 student from each of the three institutions to serve as a 3 8 board member. Nonstudent members will continue to serve a 3 9 six-year term under the bill, but the student members' terms 3 10 are reduced to two years. If a student member graduates 3 11 before expiration of the two-year term, the bill provides that 3 12 the student member may remain on the board if the student's 3 13 graduation is within one year of the date of the expiration of 3 14 the student's term on the board. 3 15 Implementation and transition provisions included in the 3 16 bill permit the current student member on the board to finish 3 17 the current term, which expires April 30, 1997. The student 3 18 members appointed from lists submitted to the governor by the 3 19 recognized student government organizations at the other two 3 20 institutions of higher learning shall serve two-year terms 3 21 commencing May 1, 1996. 3 22 LSB 1711YH 76 3 23 kh/cf/24
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