Sec. 10a-112b. Board of Directors of the State Museum of Natural History.
Sec. 10a-112b. Board of Directors of the State Museum of Natural History.
(a) The Board of Directors of the State Museum of Natural History shall consist of the
following: The Commissioners of Education, Environmental Protection and Agriculture
or their designees, the director of the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism,
or his designee and not more than eleven members appointed by the president of The
University of Connecticut, of which seven shall be professors, at least one from each
of the following fields: Anthropology or archaeology, geology, vertebrate biology, invertebrate biology, botany, systematic biology and any other field the president deems
appropriate. The terms of one-third of the initial appointments shall expire one year
after the date of such appointment; the terms of one-third shall expire two years after
the date of such appointment and the terms of one-third shall expire three years after
the date of such appointment. The president shall appoint members to succeed members
whose terms expire. Such members shall serve for a term of three years. Members shall
be eligible for reappointment.
(b) The board shall annually elect a chairman and other officers.
(P.A. 85-563, S. 2, 4; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e), 210(e); P.A. 04-20, S. 3; 04-189, S. 1; 04-205, S. 5; May
Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, S. 30.)
History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-20 replaced the State Historical Commission with the Connecticut
Commission on Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film, effective August 20, 2003, and replaced Commissioner of
Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed
Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer
Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 04-205, effective June 3, 2004, and May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, effective May 12,
2004, both replaced Connecticut Commission on Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film with Connecticut Commission
on Culture and Tourism (Revisor's note: The word "State" was added editorially by the Revisors re "State Museum of
Natural History" for consistency).
See Sec. 10-383 re establishment of collections policy.