Delaware § 5105 Board of Trustees — Composition, selection, term and vacancies

Delaware Statutes

§ 5105 — Board of Trustees — Composition, selection, term and vacancies

Delaware § 5105

Title14

PartUniversity of Delaware

Ch. 51CHARTER

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 14, § 5105 (2026).

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(a)The Board of Trustees of the University shall consist of 28 members, together with the Governor of the State, the President of the University, the Master of the State Grange and the President of the State Board of Education, all of whom shall be members of the Board, ex officio.

(b)Eight of the trustees shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the consent of a majority of the members elected to the Senate. At least 1 of the members to be appointed by the Governor shall be a person skilled in the mechanical arts.

(c)Twenty of the trustees shall be elected by a majority of the whole Board, as constituted, not less than 5 of whom shall reside in each county in the State, and the election shall not be final until reported to the Senate at its next regular session and confirmed b

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(a) The Board of Trustees of the University shall consist of 28 members, together with the Governor of the State, the President of the University, the Master of the State Grange and the President of the State Board of Education, all of whom shall be members of the Board, ex officio.

(b) Eight of the trustees shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the consent of a majority of the members elected to the Senate. At least 1 of the members to be appointed by the Governor shall be a person skilled in the mechanical arts.

(c) Twenty of the trustees shall be elected by a majority of the whole Board, as constituted, not less than 5 of whom shall reside in each county in the State, and the election shall not be final until reported to the Senate at its next regular session and confirmed by a majority of all of the members elected thereto.

(d) No trustee shall be chosen, elected or appointed for a longer term than 6 years.

(e) Any vacancy in the Board caused by the expiration of term, death, resignation or otherwise, of a trustee who was appointed by the Governor, shall be filled by the Governor, so that there shall at all times be 8 members of the Board appointed by the Governor. All other vacancies shall be filled by election by the Board.

Legislative History

Code 1852, § 776; 13 Del. Laws, c. 513, § 3 ; 27 Del. Laws, c. 117, §§ 3, 4 ; Code 1915, § 2334; 32 Del. Laws, c. 166, §§ 1, 2 ; Code 1935, § 2776; 14 Del. C. 1953, § 5105