164.821 Board of Trustees of University of Louisville -- Membership -- Terms --
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Grounds for removal and replacement of all board members.
(1)The government of the University of Louisville is vested in a board of trustees
appointed for a term set by law pursuant to Section 23 of the Constitution of
Kentucky. The board shall consist of ten
(10)members appointed by the Governor,
at least one
(1)of whom shall be a graduate of the university; one
(1)member of
the teaching faculty of the University of Louisville who shall be the chief executive
of the ranking unit of faculty government; one
(1)member of the permanent staff of
the University of Louisville who shall be the chief executive of the staff senate; and
one
(1)student member who shall be the president of the student body during the
appropriate academic year. The members appointed by the Governor shall be
subject to confirmation by the Senate.
(a)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.
(b)Board members may be removed by the Governor under the following
circumstances:
1. For cause, pursuant to KRS 63.080(2); or
2. Pursuant to KRS 63.080(3) or(4).
(c)New appointees to the board shall not serve more than two
(2)consecutive
terms.
(2)The student member 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 of student body president
or the status of 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.
(3)The faculty member and staff member shall serve one
(1)year terms and cease to
be eligible for membership on the board of trustees upon termination of their
respective relationships with, or leadership positions within, the university, and
vacancies occurring for this reason shall be filled for the remainder of the respective
terms in the same manner.
(4)The gubernatorial appointments shall serve a term of 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 terms shall be as
follows:
(a)Two
(2)members shall serve one
(1)year terms;
(b)Two
(2)members shall serve two
(2)year terms;
(c)Two
(2)members shall serve three
(3)year terms;
(d)Two
(2)members shall serve four
(4)year terms;
(e)One
(1)member shall serve a five
(5)year term; and
(f)One
(1)member shall serve a six
(6)year term.
(5)The Governor shall make his at-large appointments so as to divide the appointed
representation upon the board to reflect:
(a)The proportional representation of the two
(2)leading political parties in 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 the board generally; however, if any person is
appointed to the 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
(2)leading political parties; and
(b)No less than the 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.
(6)Vacancies among the appointed members of the board occurring by death,
resignation, or any other cause, other than expiration of a term, shall be filled by
appointments made by the Governor for the remainder of the unexpired term,
subject to the qualifications set forth in this section.
(7)Unless specifically approved by the board of trustees under the provisions of KRS
164.367, no member of the teaching or administrative staff of the university shall be
directly or indirectly interested in any contract with the university for the sale of
property, materials, supplies, equipment, or services, with the exception of
compensation to the faculty, staff, and student members.
(8)The inability of the board to hold regular 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, to carry out its primary function
to periodically evaluate the institution's progress in implementing its mission, goals,
and objectives to conform to the strategic agenda, or to otherwise perform its duties
under KRS 164.830 shall be cause for the Governor to remove all appointed
members of the board and replace the entire appointed membership pursuant to
KRS 63.080(4).