Sec. 10a-71. (Formerly Sec. 10-38b). Board of Trustees for Community-Technical Colleges.
Sec. 10a-71. (Formerly Sec. 10-38b). Board of Trustees for Community-Technical Colleges. (a) There shall be a Board of Trustees for Community-Technical Colleges to consist, except as otherwise provided in this section, of twenty-four persons,
twenty-two to be appointed by the Governor, who shall reflect the state's geographic,
racial and ethnic diversity, one of whom shall be a regional community college or regional community-technical college alumnus and one of whom shall be a regional technical college or regional community-technical college alumnus and two to be elected
by the students enrolled at the institutions under the jurisdiction of said board. Except
as otherwise provided, members appointed by the Governor shall serve for terms of six
years each from July first in the year of their appointment. On or before August 15,
1989, the Governor shall appoint one member who shall be a regional technical or
community-technical college alumnus for a term which shall expire on June 30, 1995,
to replace the regional community college alumnus whose term expires June 30, 1989,
and eight members who shall have expertise and experience in business, labor, industry
or the technical occupations, three for terms which shall expire on June 30, 1991, three
for terms which shall expire on June 30, 1993, and two for terms which shall expire
June 30, 1995. Thereafter the Governor shall appoint members of said board to succeed
those appointees whose terms expire, except that (1) with respect to the members of
such board of trustees who were members of the Board of Trustees of the Regional
Community Colleges prior to July 1, 1989, the Governor shall appoint two members to
replace the four members whose terms expire on June 30, 1991, and shall appoint four
members, one of whom shall be a regional community or community-technical college
alumnus, to replace the five members whose terms expire on June 30, 1993, and (2)
with respect to the members of the board appointed on or after July 1, 1989, and on or
before August 15, 1989, the Governor shall appoint one member to replace the three
members whose terms expire on June 30, 1991, and shall appoint two members to replace
the three members whose terms expire on June 30, 1993. On and after July 1, 1993, the
board shall at all times include at least six members who have expertise and experience
in business, labor or industry. On and after July 1, 1999, the board shall at all times
include at least one member from each county in which a community-technical college
is located. On and after July 1, 2010, the board shall at all times include at least two
members who have, through education or experience, an understanding of relevant accounting principles and practices and financial statements.
(b) On or before November 1, 1975, the students enrolled at the institutions under
the jurisdiction of said board shall, in such manner as said board shall determine, elect
two members of said board, each of whom shall be enrolled for at least six credits at an
institution under the jurisdiction of said board at the time of his election. One such
member shall be elected for a term of one year from November 1, 1975, and one for a
term of two years from said date. On or before November first, and annually thereafter,
such students shall, in such manner as the board shall determine, elect one member of
said board, who shall be so enrolled at any such institution at the time of his election
and who shall serve for a term of two years from November first in the year of his
election, except that the term of the regional community college student whose term
expires on October 31, 1989, shall expire on July 1, 1989, and the student member of
the Board of Trustees of the State Technical Colleges prior to July 1, 1989, whose term
was to expire on October 31, 1989, shall, on July 1, 1989, be a member of the Board of
Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges until October 31, 1989. The regional
community college student whose term expires on October 31, 1990, shall continue as
a member of said board until said date. On and after July 1, 1989, the student members
of said board shall be elected as follows: (1) (A) On or before November 1, 1989, and
until July 1, 1993, students enrolled at the regional technical colleges shall, in such
manner as the board shall determine, elect one member of said board, who shall be
enrolled for at least six credits at a regional technical college at the time of his election
and who shall serve for a term of two years from November first in the year of his
election, and (B) on or before November 1, 1990, students enrolled at the regional community colleges shall, in such manner as the board of trustees shall determine, elect one
member of said board who shall be enrolled for at least six credits at a regional community college at the time of his election and who shall serve for a term of two years from
November first in the year of his election. (2) On and after July 1, 1993, the student
members of the board shall be elected as follows: (A) On or before November 1, 1993,
and biennially thereafter, students enrolled in the institutions under the jurisdiction of
the board shall, in such manner as the board shall determine, elect one member of the
board, who shall be enrolled for at least six credits in a technical program at such an
institution and who shall serve for a term of two years from November first in the
year of his election, and (B) on or before November 1, 1994, and biennially thereafter,
students enrolled in the institutions under the jurisdiction of the board shall, in such
manner as the board shall determine, elect one member of the board, who shall be
enrolled for at least six credits in a nontechnical program at such an institution and who
shall serve for a term of two years from November first in the year of his election.
(c) The Governor shall, pursuant to section 4-9a, appoint the chairperson of the
board. The board shall, biennially, elect from its members such other officers as it deems
necessary. The Governor shall fill any vacancies in the appointed membership of said
board by appointment for the balance of the unexpired term. Any vacancies in the elected
membership of said board shall be filled by special election for the balance of the unexpired term. The members of said board shall receive no compensation for their services
as such but shall be reimbursed for their necessary expenses in the course of their duties.
(February, 1965, P.A. 330, S. 21; P.A. 75-262, S. 1; 75-504, S. 1, 5; P.A. 82-218, S. 7, 46; P.A. 83-222, S. 1, 2; P.A.
89-260, S. 13, 41; P.A. 92-126, S. 1, 48; P.A. 93-201, S. 23, 24; P.A. 95-259, S. 23, 32; P.A. 06-34, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 75-262 increased membership of board from 12 to 14 in order to accommodate student members authorized
by provisions of the act, deleted obsolete provisions for first appointments applicable when board was established and
clarified procedure for filling vacancies by distinguishing between members appointed by governor and elected student
members; P.A. 75-504 increased membership to 16, two to be community college alumni appointed by the governor, and
included provisions regarding their appointment and terms; P.A. 82-218 reorganized higher education system, amending
section to require that board members reflect state's geographic, racial and ethnic diversity, to replace prior appointment
provisions and to require governor to appoint chairman where previously board elected its own chairman, effective March
1, 1983; Sec. 10-38b transferred to Sec. 10a-71 in 1983; P.A. 83-222 made part-time students eligible for election as
members of the board; P.A. 89-260 added Subsec. designations, in Subsec. (a) substituted "there shall be" for "there shall
continue to be" and "board of trustees of community-technical colleges" for "board of trustees of regional community
colleges," increased the membership of the board from 16 to 24 with the number of members decreasing in 1991 and 1993,
shortened the term of the regional community college alumnus which was to expire on June 30, 1991, and provided that
certain members have expertise and experience in business, labor, industry or the technical occupations, in Subsec. (b)
shortened the term of the regional community college student which was to expire on October 31, 1989, made one of the
student members of the board of trustees of the state technical colleges a member of the board and amended procedures
for the election of student members to the board and made technical changes; P.A. 92-126 amended Subsec. (a) to include
community-technical college alumni and to remove obsolete language; P.A. 93-201 amended Subsec. (b) to make Subdiv.
(1) and (2) Subparas. (A) and (B) of Subdiv. (1) and to add Subdiv. (2) on the election of student members on and after
July 1, 1993, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-259 amended Subsec. (a) to add provision requiring that on and after July 1,
1999, the board include at least one member from each county in which a community-technical college is located, effective
July 6, 1995; P.A. 06-34 amended Subsec. (a) by requiring, on and after July 1, 2010, that at least two members have an
understanding of accounting and financial statements, effective July 1, 2006.