Ind. Code ch. 21-19-3

in effect

Ind. Code § 21-19-3-0.3 Legalization of certain actions taken under prior law

Sec. 0.3. Any action taken by the board of trustees before April 26, 1989, that would have been legal under: (1) IC 20-12-1-2, after April 25, 1989, and before its repeal; or (2) IC 20-12-61-13, after April 25, 1989, and before its repeal; is legalized and validated. As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.351.

Ind. Code § 21-19-3-1 Board; continuance

Sec. 1. The board of trustees is subject to this chapter and all other laws governing the affairs of their predecessors. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-57.5-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260.

Ind. Code § 21-19-3-2 Board; membership

Sec. 2. The board of trustees is composed of nine (9) members, appointed by the governor as follows: (1) Six (6) members who must be at large. (2) Two (2) members who must be alumni of Ball State University. (3) One (1) member who must be a Ball State University student. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-57.5-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260.

Ind. Code § 21-19-3-3 Board; qualifications

Sec. 3. Not more than six (6) of the nonstudent members of the board of trustees may be of the same sex. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-57.5-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260. Amended by P.L.29-2012, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 21-19-3-4 Board; additional qualifications

Sec. 4. All members of the board of trustees must be citizens of the United States. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-57.5-3.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260. Amended by P.L.29-2012, SEC.3.

Ind. Code § 21-19-3-5 Search and screen committee; creation

Sec. 5. (a) To aid the governor in the selection of the student member, a search and screen committee is created. The search and screen committee consists of the following: (1) One (1) representative of the governor. (2) At least four (4) students chosen by the elected student government representatives of the student body. (b) The search and screen committee shall establish the mode and criteria to be used in the selection of student nominees to serve on the board of trustees. The search and screen committee shall submit a list of at least ten (10) names to the governor for the governor's consideration. (c) The governor shall select one (1) of these names for appointment as a member of the board of trustees in accordance with this chapter. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-57.5-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260.

Ind. Code § 21-19-3-6 Board; terms

Sec. 6. (a) The Ball State University alumni council shall designate the term and nominate a person for each of the two (2) alumni memberships on the board of trustees. (b) The Ball State University alumni council, through the president of Ball State University, shall submit the names of the nominees to the governor for the governor's immediate appointment to the board of trustees. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-57.5-5.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260.

Ind. Code § 21-19-3-7 Board; terms of alumni members

Sec. 7. At least thirty (30) days before the expiration of the term of an alumni member, the Ball State University Alumni Council, or its successor, must submit, through the president of Ball State University, the name of the nominee to succeed the retiring alumni member. The governor shall appoint the nominee as an alumni member of the board of trustees. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-57.5-6.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260.

Ind. Code § 21-19-3-8 Terms

Sec. 8. (a) With the exception of the student member of the board of trustees, all appointments to the Ball State University board of trustees are for four (4) year terms. Each term of a nonstudent board member begins on January 1 of the appropriate year. (b) The term of a member continues until the member's successor is appointed and qualified. (c) The student member of the board of trustees is appointed for a two (2) year term. The student member's term begins on July 1 of the year in which the student member is appointed. The student member must be a full-time student at Ball State University throughout the student member's term. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-57.5-8.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260.

Ind. Code § 21-19-3-9 Board; vacancies

Sec. 9. A vacancy occurring on the board of trustees from death, incapacitation, or resignation shall be filled by appointment of the governor for the unexpired term. Vacancies in offices held by alumni members shall be filled from nominees submitted by the Ball State University alumni council. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-57.5-9.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260.

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