§ 16-32-2.2. Appointment and removal of the board of trustees.
(a) There is hereby established a board of trustees for the university of Rhode Island
consisting of seventeen (17) members. The governor shall appoint the initial members,
with the advice and consent of the senate, to serve on the board of trustees, until
the expiration of their term and their successor is appointed. In making these appointments
the governor shall give due consideration to recommendations from the president of
the university of Rhode Island and at least three (3) of those members appointed by
the governor shall be residents of the state of Rhode Island, at least
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§ 16-32-2.2. Appointment and removal of the board of trustees.
(a) There is hereby established a board of trustees for the university of Rhode Island
consisting of seventeen (17) members. The governor shall appoint the initial members,
with the advice and consent of the senate, to serve on the board of trustees, until
the expiration of their term and their successor is appointed. In making these appointments
the governor shall give due consideration to recommendations from the president of
the university of Rhode Island and at least three (3) of those members appointed by
the governor shall be residents of the state of Rhode Island, at least one of those
members shall be selected from a list of names of at least five (5) individuals submitted
by the speaker of the house of representatives, and at least one of those members
shall be selected from a list of names of at least five (5) individuals submitted
by the president of the senate. In addition, the president of the university of Rhode
Island shall appoint one faculty member and one student member who shall be a full-time
student in good standing at the university and who shall both serve in a non-voting,
ex officio capacity for a single two-year (2) term. The president of the university
of Rhode Island, the chair of the board of education, and the chair of the council
on postsecondary education shall serve in a non-voting, ex-officio capacity on the
board of trustees. Six (6) of the members initially appointed pursuant to this section
shall serve terms of three (3) years; seven (7) members initially appointed pursuant
to this section shall serve terms of two (2) years, including the member appointed
from the list submitted by the speaker of the house of representatives and the member
appointed from the list submitted by the president of the senate; and, four (4) members
initially appointed pursuant to this section shall serve terms of one year. A majority
of voting members of the board shall constitute a quorum and the vote of a majority
of those present and voting shall be required for action.
(b) After the initial terms of appointment have expired, the governor shall appoint seventeen
(17) members with the advice and consent of the senate to serve as members of the
board of trustees. In making these appointments the governor shall give due consideration
to recommendations from the president of the university and the chair of the board
of trustees of the university of Rhode Island and at least three (3) of those members
appointed by the governor shall be residents of the state of Rhode Island, at least
one of those members shall be selected after due consideration of a list of names
of at least five (5) individuals submitted by the speaker of the house of representatives,
and at least one of those members shall be selected after due consideration of a list
of names of at least five (5) individuals submitted by the president of the senate.
All members shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years and shall be eligible
for reappointment. In addition, the president of the university of Rhode Island shall
appoint one faculty member and one student member who shall be a full-time student
in good standing at the university and who shall both serve in a non-voting, ex officio
capacity. The faculty member shall serve for a single two-year (2) term. The student
member shall serve for up to two (2) one-year terms. The president of the university
of Rhode Island, the chair of the board of education, and the chair of the council
on postsecondary education shall serve in a non-voting, ex officio capacity on the
board of trustees.
(c) A majority of the board shall elect the chair of the board from among the seventeen
(17) voting board members pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the board establishing
the procedure for electing a chair.
(d) Members of the board shall be removable by the governor for cause only, and removal
solely for partisan or personal reasons unrelated to capacity or fitness for the office
shall be unlawful. In making decisions to remove a member, the governor shall give
due consideration to recommendations from the chair of the board of trustees of the
university of Rhode Island. No removal shall be made for any cause except after ten
(10) days' notice in writing of specific charges, with opportunity for the member
to be present in person and with counsel at a public hearing before the appointing
authority, to introduce witnesses and documentary evidence in the member's own defense,
and to confront and cross-examine adversary witnesses; and appeal shall lie to the
superior court from the governor's determination.