164.321 Boards of Regents of Eastern Kentucky, Morehead State, Murray State,
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Western Kentucky, Kentucky State, and Northern Kentucky Universities, and
Kentucky Community and Technical College System -- Membership -- Terms -
- Grounds for removal and replacement of all board members.
(1)Eastern Kentucky University, Morehead State University, Murray State University,
Western Kentucky University, Kentucky State University, Northern Kentucky
University, and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System shall each
be governed by a board of regents appointed for a term set by law pursuant to
Section 23 of the Constitution of Kentucky.
(a)Each board of the comprehensive universities shall consist of eight
members appointed by the Governor, one
(1)member of the teaching faculty,
one
(1)member of the university nonteaching personnel, and one
(1)member
of the student body of the respective university or college. The members
appointed by the Governor shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate. The
members of the board shall select a chairperson annually.
(b)The board of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System shall
consist of eight
(8)members appointed by the Governor, two
(2)members of
the teaching faculty, two
(2)members of the nonteaching personnel, and two
(2)members of the student body. The members appointed by the Governor
shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate.
1. No more than three
(3)appointed members of the board shall reside in
any one
(1)judicial district of the Kentucky Supreme Court as of the
date of the appointment.
2. A change in residency of a gubernatorial appointee after the date of
appointment shall not affect the appointee's ability to serve or eligibility
for reappointment, except an appointee who assumes residency outside
the fifty
(50)United States shall become immediately ineligible to serve.
The Council on Postsecondary Education shall notify the appointee of
his or her ineligibility to serve.
3. In making initial appointments, the Governor shall act so as to provide
equal representation of the two
(2)sexes. In filling vacancies, the
Governor shall act so as to provide, inasmuch as possible, equal
representation of the two
(2)sexes by appointing a member of the sex
that is the lesser represented at the time of the appointment. If the
remaining membership already has an equal number of males and
females, the Governor may appoint a member of either sex.
(2)The terms of appointed members shall be for six
(6)years and until their successors
are appointed and qualified, unless a member is removed by the Governor pursuant
to KRS 63.080(2), (3), or (4), except the initial appointments to the board of regents
for the Kentucky Community and Technical College System shall be as follows:
(a)One
(1)member shall serve a one
(1)year term;
(b)One
(1)member shall serve a two
(2)year term;
(c)Two
(2)members shall serve three
(3)year terms;
(d)One
(1)member shall serve a four
(4)year term;
(e)One
(1)member shall serve a five
(5)year term; and
(f)Two
(2)members shall serve six
(6)year terms.
New appointees of a board of regents shall not serve for more than two
consecutive terms.
(3)The gubernatorial appointments may include one
(1)graduate of the respective
institution who resides outside the Commonwealth. Not more than two
appointed members of any board shall be residents of one
(1)county. The
appointments shall reflect the proportional representation of the two
(2)leading
political parties of the Commonwealth based on the state's voter registration and the
political affiliation of each appointee as of December 31 of the year preceding the
date of his or her appointment. A particular political affiliation shall not be a
prerequisite to appointment to any board generally; however, if any person is
appointed to a board that does not represent either of the two
(2)leading political
parties of the Commonwealth, the proportional representation by political affiliation
requirement shall be determined and satisfied based on the total number of
members on the board less any members not affiliated with either of the two
leading political parties. Membership on the board shall reflect no less than
proportional representation of the minority racial composition of the
Commonwealth based on the total minority racial population using the most recent
census or estimate data from the United States Census Bureau. If the determination
of proportional minority representation does not result in a whole number of
minority members, it shall be rounded up to the next whole number. Membership
on the board shall not be incompatible with any state office. A change in residency
after the date of appointment shall not affect a member's ability to serve nor shall it
prevent a member's eligibility for reappointment, except a member who assumes
residency outside the fifty
(50)United States shall become immediately ineligible
to serve. The Council on Postsecondary Education shall notify the appointee of his
or her ineligibility to serve.
(4)Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made in the same manner and within the
same time after the occurrence of the vacancy as regular appointments. The person
appointed shall hold the position for the unexpired term only.
(5)Each member of the board shall serve for the term for which the member is
appointed and until a successor is appointed and qualified, unless a member is
removed by the Governor pursuant to KRS 63.080(2), (3), or (4).
(a)The faculty member of a comprehensive university shall be a teaching or
research member of the faculty of his or her respective university of the rank
of assistant professor or above. The faculty member shall be elected by secret
ballot by all faculty members of his or her university of the rank of instructor,
assistant professor, or above. The faculty member shall serve for a term of
three
(3)years and until his successor is elected and qualified. The faculty
member shall be eligible for reelection, but he or she shall not be eligible to
continue to serve as a member of the board if he or she ceases being a member
of the teaching staff of the university. Elections to fill vacancies shall be for
the unexpired term in the same manner as provided for the original election.
(b)The faculty members of the Kentucky Community and Technical College
System shall be represented by one
(1)faculty member elected from the
community colleges and one
(1)faculty member elected from the technical
institutions to serve three
(3)year terms and until their successors are named.
The faculty representative of each branch shall be elected by means of a
process established by the board. The faculty members may be reelected but
shall not serve more than two
(2)consecutive terms. A faculty member shall
be ineligible to continue to serve as a member of the board if he or she ceases
to be a member of the faculty at one
(1)of the institutions within the system.
Elections to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term in the same manner
as provided for the original election. These two
(2)members shall collectively
have one
(1)vote which may be cast one-half (1/2) vote by each member.
(a)The nonteaching personnel member in a comprehensive university shall be
any full-time staff member excluding the president, vice presidents, academic
deans, and academic department chairpersons. He or she shall represent all
nonteaching university employees including, but not limited to, building
facilities and clerical personnel. The member shall be elected by secret ballot
by the nonteaching employees. The nonteaching personnel member shall
serve a term of three
(3)years and until a successor is elected and qualified.
The nonteaching personnel member shall be eligible for reelection, but he or
she shall not be eligible to continue to serve as a member of the board if he or
she ceases being an employee of the university. Elections to fill vacancies
shall be for the unexpired term in the same manner as provided for the
original election.
(b)The nonteaching personnel members in the Kentucky Community and
Technical College System shall be any full-time staff member excluding a
president, chancellor, vice president, academic dean, academic department
chair, or other administrator. They shall represent all nonteaching employees
in their respective branch institutions including, but not limited to, support
and clerical personnel. One
(1)member shall be a representative from the
community colleges and one
(1)member shall be a representative from the
technical institutions. They shall serve three
(3)year terms and until their
successors are named. These two
(2)members shall collectively have one
vote which may be cast one-half (1/2) vote by each member. The nonteaching
personnel members of each branch shall be elected by means of a process
established by the board. A nonteaching personnel member may be reelected
but shall not serve more than two
(2)consecutive terms. A nonteaching
employee shall be ineligible to continue to serve as a member of the board if
that employee ceases to be a nonteaching employee at one
(1)of the
institutions within the system. Elections to fill vacancies shall be for the
unexpired term in the same manner as provided for the original election.
(a)The student member on a comprehensive university board shall serve a one
(1)year term beginning on July 1 after being elected and sworn in as student
body president and ending on the following June 30. If the student member
does not maintain the position as student body president or the status as a full-
time student at any time during that academic year, a special election shall be
held to select a full-time student member. The elected student member shall
serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(b)Two
(2)full-time student members shall be elected to the board of regents for
the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. One
(1)shall
represent students of the community colleges and one
(1)shall represent the
technical institutions. The student members shall be elected by means of a
process established by the board. The student members shall serve one
year terms beginning on July 1 after being elected and sworn in as a student
member of the board and ending on the following June 30. If the student
member does not maintain the status as a full-time student, a special election
shall be held to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term. The
two
(2)members shall collectively have one
(1)vote which may be cast one-
half (1/2) vote by each member.
(9)All appointed and elected persons shall be required to attend and complete an
orientation and education program prescribed by the council under KRS
164.020(24), as a condition of their service and eligibility for appointment or
election to a second term.
(10)Board members may be removed by the Governor under the following
circumstances:
(a)For cause, pursuant to KRS 63.080(2); or
(b)Pursuant to KRS 63.080(3) or (4).
(11)The inability of the board or boards of the comprehensive universities or Kentucky
Community and Technical College System to hold quarterly meetings, to elect a
chairperson annually, to establish a quorum, to adopt an annual budget, to set
tuition rates, to conduct an annual evaluation of the president of the university or
system, to carry out its primary function to periodically evaluate the university's or
system's progress in implementing its mission, goals, and objectives to conform to
the strategic agenda, or to otherwise perform its duties under KRS 164.350 shall be
cause for the Governor to remove all appointed members of the board or boards and
replace the entire appointed membership pursuant to KRS 63.080(4).