CHAPTER 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES
IC 21-21-3
Chapter 3. Board of Trustees
IC 21-21-3-1
Board; establishment
Sec. 1. A bipartisan board of trustees is established for Indiana
State University.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.262.
IC 21-21-3-2
Board; membership
Sec. 2. The board of trustees is composed of nine (9) trustees
appointed by the governor as follows:
(1) Seven (7) competent individuals, one (1) of whom must be
a student.
(2) Two (2) competent individuals who are alumni of Indiana
State University nominated by the alumni council of Indiana
State University.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.262.
IC 21-21-3-3
Board; term
Sec. 3. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the term of a trustee is four
(4) years.
(b) The term of a student trustee is two (2) years.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.262.
IC 21-21-3-4
Search and screen committee; creation
Sec. 4. (a) To aid the governor in the selection of the student
member, a search and screen committee is created consisting of one
(1) representative of the governor and at least four (4) students
chosen by the elected student government representatives of the
student body.
(b) The search and screen committee shall establish the mode and
criteria to be used in the selection of student nominees to serve on
the board of trustees.
(c) The search and screen committee shall submit a list of at least
ten (10) names to the governor for consideration.
(d) The governor shall select one (1) of these names for
appointment as a trustee of Indiana State University.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.262.
IC 21-21-3-5
Board; appointment qualification
Sec. 5. An individual appointed to the board of trustees must be
a resident of Indiana and a citizen of the United States.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.262.
IC 21-21-3-6
Board; alumni appointment
Sec. 6. An alumni member appointed to the board of trustees must
have completed a prescribed course of study by Indiana State
University or one (1) of the following predecessors of Indiana State
University:
(1) Indiana State Normal School.
(2) Indiana State Teachers College.
(3) Indiana State College.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.262.
IC 21-21-3-7
Board; student appointment
Sec. 7. The student trustee appointed to the board of trustees must
be a full-time student of Indiana State University during the student
trustee's term.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.262.
IC 21-21-3-8
Board; female appointment
Sec. 8. At least one (1) woman must be on the board of trustees.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.262.
IC 21-21-3-9
Board; vacancies
Sec. 9. (a) The governor shall fill a vacancy occurring in the board
of trustees from death, resignation, or removal from the state for the
unexpired term of the retiring trustee.
(b) The alumni council of Indiana State University shall nominate
the appointee to fill a vacancy caused by the loss of an alumni
member.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.262.