Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12705 – Board of trustees
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The board of trustees is the policy-making authority of the system. [PL 1991, c. 140, §1 (AMD).]
1. Membership. The board of trustees consists of 13 appointed voting members, one ex officio voting member and 1 ex officio, nonvoting member as follows:
A. [PL 1991, c. 140, §2 (RP).]
B. [PL 1991, c. 140, §2 (RP).]
C. Twelve from the field of business and industry, the field of labor, the field of education and the general public; [PL 1993, c. 111, §1 (AMD).]
D. The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner’s successor, who serves as an ex officio voting member; [PL 1995, c. 688, §11 (AMD).]
E. [PL 2005, c. 425, §25 (RP).]
F. The Commissioner of Labor, or the commissioner’s successor, who serves as an ex officio nonvoting member; and [PL 1995, c. 688, §11 (AMD).]
G. One member who is from the student body of one of the community college campuses at the time of appointment and who is a permanent resident of the State. To be eligible for appointment as a student member, a student must be enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester.
The student member is a full voting member of the board of trustees and serves for a 2-year term and until a successor is qualified. By January 1st of every 2nd year, the president of the system shall solicit a list of 6 eligible students from the student governments from 6 of the campuses within the Maine Community College System, the 7th campus being excluded in accordance with this subsection. The Governor shall then nominate a student trustee chosen from the list within 30 days of receiving the list of names. The nomination is subject to review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters and to confirmation by the Legislature. The student trustee may not come from the same campus in any 2 consecutive terms. In the event that the student trustee transfers from one campus to another during the student’s term of appointment, the student’s original campus of enrollment is the campus excluded when the next student trustee is appointed. [PL 1995, c. 688, §11 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. OO, §2 (AMD); PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. OO, §4 (AFF).]
[PL 2005, c. 425, §25 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12705
- Board of trustees: means the board of trustees of the system. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12701
- College: means a community college as established in section 12714. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12701
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Education or the commissioner's designee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Majority: when used in reference to age shall mean the age of 18 and over. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Membership: means active participation in the program of a school from the date of enrollment to the time the student withdraws or is absent from the school for 10 consecutive days for reasons other than illness. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 15001
- President: means the president of a community college. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12701
- President of the system: means the President of the Maine Community College System. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12701
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- System: means the Maine Community College System. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 12701
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Appointment; terms. Members of the board of trustees are appointed by the Governor to 4-year terms of office, subject to review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education and to confirmation by the Legislature. In appointing members to the board, the Governor shall give proper consideration to achieving statewide geographical representation and gender equity. No classified or unclassified employee of the State or person who holds elected state office may serve on the board of trustees, with the exception of the ex officio members.
[PL 1991, c. 140, §3 (AMD).]
3. Vacancies. Vacancies on the board of trustees shall be filled for the unexpired term only. A member shall serve until a successor has been appointed and qualified.
[PL 1985, c. 695, §11 (NEW).]
4. Compensation. Members shall be compensated for their expenses according to Title 5, chapter 379.
[PL 1985, c. 695, §11 (NEW).]
5. Chairman. From among the appointed members, the board of trustees shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman. The terms for the chairman and vice-chairman shall be established in the bylaws adopted by the board of trustees.
[PL 1985, c. 695, §11 (NEW).]
6. Meetings. The board of trustees shall meet at least 6 times each year and at the call of the chair or at the request of a majority of the members.
[PL 1991, c. 376, §32 (AMD).]
7. Quorum. A quorum consists of a majority of the voting members of the board of trustees. No action may be taken without the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting.
[PL 1995, c. 688, §12 (AMD).]
8. Secretary. The president of the system shall serve as the secretary of the board of trustees.
[PL 1989, c. 878, Pt. I, §3 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 695, §11 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 402, §A126 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 532, §2 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 534, §§B12,B23 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 693 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 769, §A63 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 502, §A62 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 700, §A67 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 878, §I3 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 20, §1 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 20, §2 (AFF). PL 1991, c. 140, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 376, §32 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 111, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 688, §§11,12 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 20, §OO2 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 20, §OO4 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 425, §25 (AMD).