§ 23-40-104 — Board of trustees

(1) (a) There is hereby established the board
of trustees for the university of northern Colorado, which shall consist of nine
members and shall be the governing authority for the university of northern
Colorado. The board created by this subsection (1) shall be and is hereby declared
to be a body corporate and, as such and by the names designated in this section,
may hold property for the use of the university which it governs, be a party to all
suits and contracts, and do all things lawfully appertaining to such university in like
manner as municipal corporations of this state. The trustees of the board created
by this section and their successors shall have perpetual succession, shall have a
seal, may make bylaws and regulations for the well-ordering and government of the
university within their jurisdiction, and may conduct the business of said university
in a manner not repugnant to the constitution and laws of this state. Staff support
for said board of trustees shall be provided by the staff of the university of northern
Colorado.

(b) (I) The governor shall appoint, with the consent of the senate, seven
members of the board of trustees created by this subsection (1).

(II) Members appointed by the governor shall serve terms of up to four years,
expiring on December 31 of the third calendar year following the calendar year in
which the member is appointed; except that the terms shall be staggered so that no
more than two members' terms expire in the same year.

(III) and (IV) Repealed.

(V) Of the seven members appointed by the governor, no more than four
members shall be from the same political party.

(VI) The eighth office shall be filled by an elected member of the student
body who is a full-time junior or senior student at the university of northern
Colorado. The term of said elected office shall be one year, beginning July 1. The
elected student office shall be advisory, without the right to vote. The elected
student member of the board shall have resided in the state of Colorado not less
than three years prior to his or her election. For purposes of this paragraph (b), full-time student means the equivalent of the definition of full-time equivalent
student used by the joint budget committee of the general assembly. The ninth
office shall be filled by an elected member of the faculty at large elected by other
members of the faculty at large for a term of one year, beginning July 1, and such
office shall be advisory, without the right to vote.

(VII) All vacancies in the office of any member appointed by the governor
shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the unexpired term, and any
vacancy in either of the elected offices on the board shall be filled by reelection for
the unexpired term.

(VIII) Each trustee shall take an oath or affirmation in accordance with
section 24-12-101.

(c) Repealed.

(2) Repealed.

Legislative History

Source: L. 75: Entire section added, p. 211, � 32, effective July 16; entire section added, p. 738, � 3, effective January 1, 1976. L. 81: (1) amended, p. 1121, � 1, effective June 4. L. 83: (1)(c) repealed, p. 807, � 1, effective March 22. L. 87: (1)(b) amended, p. 908, � 16, effective June 15. L. 88: (2) amended, p. 858, � 8, effective July 1. L. 2003: (2) repealed, p. 793, � 19, effective July 1. L. 2006: (1)(b) amended, p. 1230, � 2, effective May 26. L. 2011: (1)(b) amended, (HB 11-1060), ch. 31, p. 87, � 1, effective August 10. L. 2018: (1)(b)(VIII) amended, (HB 18-1138), ch. 88, p. 694, � 11, effective August 8. L. 2022: (1)(b)(I) and (1)(b)(II) amended and (1)(b)(III) and (1)(b)(IV) repealed, (SB 22-013), ch. 2 p. 35, � 45, effective February 25.