§ 23-41-102 — Board of trustees - term

(1) (a) There is created a board of
trustees of the Colorado school of mines to be composed of nine members. Seven
members shall be appointed by the governor to 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 four members' terms expire in the same year.

(b) Of the seven members appointed by the governor, no more than four
members may be affiliated with the same political party. In appointing members to
the board of trustees, the governor shall ensure that no more than two of the
members serving on the board of trustees at any one time reside outside the state
of Colorado. In addition, the governor shall base the appointments on consideration
of:

(I) An appointee's professional background related to the industries and
fields for which the Colorado school of mines prepares students for employment
and in which the faculty of the institution conduct research;

(II) Other areas of professional expertise that an appointee may bring to the
appointee's service on the board of trustees; and

(III) The appointee's commitment to using the appointee's personal time and
efforts to serve and support the Colorado school of mines.

(c) The two remaining member positions shall be filled by:

(I) An elected member of the student body who is a full-time junior or senior
student at the Colorado school of mines. The term of the elected student member's
office is one year, beginning on July 1. The elected student member is advisory,
without the right to vote. As used in this subsection (1), full-time student has the
same definition as full-time equivalent student used by the joint budget
committee of the general assembly.

(II) A full-time member of the academic faculty of the Colorado school of
mines elected by a majority of at least sixty-seven percent of the academic faculty.
Elected faculty members serve two-year terms commencing January 1 of each odd-numbered year. The elected faculty member is advisory, without the right to vote.

(2) Members shall hold their offices for the terms for which they have been
appointed and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Any four of the
members of the board appointed by the governor constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business. The board has such powers and shall perform such duties
as specified in the laws creating the institution and providing for its maintenance.

(3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2022.)

Legislative History

Source: G.L. � 2428. G.S. � 3099. R.S. 08: � 6016. C.L. � 8035. L. 35: p. 1024, � 1. CSA: C. 145, � 2. CRS 53: � 124-9-2. C.R.S. 1963: � 124-9-2. L. 73: p. 1327, � 1. L. 75: Entire section amended, p. 739, � 4, effective January 1, 1976. L. 87: (1) amended, p. 909, � 17, effective June 15. L. 94: (1) amended, p. 488, � 1, effective March 31. L. 2006: (1)(a) amended, p. 1231, � 3, effective May 26. L. 2008: (1)(a) amended, p. 621, � 2, effective April 24. L. 2010: (3) added, (SB 10-003), ch. 391, p. 1859, � 39, effective June 9. L. 2022: Entire section amended, (SB 22-013), ch. 2, p. 36, � 46, effective February 25.