The Board of Trustees Governing Document has three sections: Governing Statutes, Bylaws and Policies
Governing Statutes, Bylaws and Policies may be adopted, amended, or repealed at any regular meeting of the Board by a majority vote of the voting membership of the Board. Requests for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of Governing Statutes, Bylaws or Policies shall be submitted to the President who shall notify the Board's Chairperson of such requests. The President shall report such requests with recommendations for action to the Board. Except as specified below, the adoption, amendment, or repeal of Governing Statutes, Bylaws or Policies shall occur only after a proposal for adoption, amendment, or repeal has been presented to the Board for first reading by the President.
Board action on the proposal shall not be taken earlier than the next regular meeting following the first reading unless the Board determines that timing considerations or the nature of the subject matter requires immediate action. During the interim between first reading and Board action, the President shall distribute copies of the proposal to appropriate faculty, staff, and student groups. Up to ten days prior to the Board meeting at which action is to be taken, members of the faculty, staff, and student body may submit their views and comments in writing to the President for distribution to the Board together with the President's recommendation for action on the proposal.
The President is authorized to make nonsubstantive amendments to the Board of Trustees Policies as may be necessary for such purposes as name or title changes, correcting typographical errors and cross-references, and updating citations.
The President shall have established a process for the development and approval of university guidelines and procedures as is necessary to implement and maintain the statutes and policies set forth in the Board of Trustees Governing Document.
adopted: 05/09/1997
