§ 23-52-102 — Board of trustees - creation - members - powers - duties

Colorado § 23-52-102

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 23: Postsecondary Education
• Art.: Fort Lewis College - Grand Junction School

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(1) (a)
Effective July 1, 2002, there is established the board of trustees for Fort Lewis
college, which consists of eleven members and is the governing authority for Fort
Lewis college. The board of trustees is a body corporate and, as such and by the
names designated in this section, may:

(I) Acquire and hold property for the use of Fort Lewis college;

(II) Be a party to all suits and contracts; and

(III) Do all things necessary to carry out the provisions of this article in like
manner as municipal corporations of this state, including but not limited to the
power to demand, receive, hold, and use for the best interests of Fort Lewis college
such money, lands, or other property as may be donated or devised to or for the
college.

(b) The board of trustees and their successors shall have perpetual
succession, shall have a seal, may make bylaws and regulations for the well-ordering and governance of Fort Lewis college, and may conduct the business of
said college in a manner not repugnant to the constitution and laws of this state.
The board of trustees shall elect from the appointed members a chairperson, a
secretary, and a treasurer, whose duties and responsibilities shall be prescribed in
the duly adopted bylaws of the board of trustees. The staff of Fort Lewis college
shall provide staff support for the board of trustees.

(2) (a) The governor shall appoint, with the consent of the senate, nine
members of the board of trustees.

(b) and (c) Repealed.

(d) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (2)(b) and (2)(c) of this
section, members appointed by the governor 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 three members' terms expire in the same year. Each member holds office
for the term for which the member is appointed and until the member's successor is
appointed and confirmed by the senate.

(e) Of the nine members appointed by the governor:

(I) No more than five members may be from any one political party;

(II) At least one member must be an enrolled member of a federally
recognized Native American tribe; and

(III) At least two members must be residents of southwestern Colorado. The
board members from southwestern Colorado shall reside in Archuleta, Dolores, La
Plata, Montezuma, or San Juan county, or on the Ute Mountain Ute or Southern Ute
reservation.

(3) The tenth office must be filled by an elected member of the student body
of Fort Lewis college who is a full-time junior or senior student at Fort Lewis
college. The term of said elected office is one year, beginning on August 1 each
year. The elected student office is advisory, without the right to vote.

(4) The eleventh office must be filled by an elected member of the faculty at
large of Fort Lewis college elected by other members of the faculty at large for a
term of two years, beginning on August 1 every year. The elected faculty office is
advisory, without the right to vote.

(5) Any vacancy in the office of an appointed member of the board of
trustees shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the unexpired term. Any
vacancy in either of the elected offices on the board of trustees shall be filled by
reelection for the unexpired term. Each trustee shall take an oath or affirmation in
accordance with section 24-12-101.

(6) Repealed.

(7) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (7), the powers, duties,
and functions formerly performed by the board of governors of the Colorado state
university system with respect to Fort Lewis college are hereby transferred to the
board of trustees. Policies, resolutions, procedures, and agreements previously
approved by the board of governors of the Colorado state university system and
applicable to Fort Lewis college shall remain in force and effect unless and until
changed by the board of trustees.

(8) Repealed.

Legislative History

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 1182, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 124-14-2. L. 85: Entire section R&RE, p. 764, � 10, effective July 1. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 431, � 1, effective August 5. L. 2002: Entire section R&RE, p. 1251, � 3, effective July 1; entire part amended, p. 1242, � 11, effective August 7. L. 2003: (7) amended, p. 1995, � 41, effective May 22. L. 2006: (2) amended, p. 1232, � 5, effective May 26. L. 2018: (5) amended, (HB 18-1138), ch. 88, p. 695, � 14, effective August 8. L. 2020: IP(1)(a), (2), (3), and (4) amended, (HB 20-1108), ch. 84, p. 337, � 1, effective March 24. L. 2022: (2)(b), (2)(c), (2)(d), (3), and (4) amended, (SB 22-013), ch. 2, p. 38, � 48, effective February 25. L. 2025: IP(1)(a) amended, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2054, � 114, effective August 6.