CHAPTER 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES
IC 21-23-3
Chapter 3. Board of Trustees
IC 21-23-3-1
Board; membership
Sec. 1. The board of trustees consists of ten (10) members, to be
appointed for the term of service and in the manner provided by this
chapter. The terms of all trustees terminate on July 1 of the year in
which their terms of office expire.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.264.
IC 21-23-3-2
Board; appointments
Sec. 2. The governor shall appoint ten (10) trustees for Purdue
University for the term beginning on July 1 in conformity with this
chapter.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.264.
IC 21-23-3-3
Board; selection of members; meetings; vacancies
Sec. 3. (a) Three (3) members of the board of trustees shall be
selected by the members of the Purdue alumni association. One (1)
of the members must be a graduate of the school of agriculture. All
members of the board of trustees selected under this section must be
members of the alumni association and graduates of Purdue
University.
(b) At the annual meeting of the Purdue alumni association for the
year in which the term of office of any one (1) of the trustees
selected under this section expires, a successor shall be selected by
the members of the Purdue alumni association, in the manner that the
Purdue alumni association prescribes. The president of the Purdue
alumni association shall certify all selections made by the Purdue
alumni association.
(c) If, at any time, a vacancy occurs on the board of trustees,
occasioned by the death, resignation, expiration of term, or otherwise
of any of the members of the board of trustees selected by the
members of the Purdue alumni association, the vacancy shall be
filled by selection by the president of the Purdue alumni association.
The member selected to fill a vacancy serves until the next annual
meeting of the Purdue alumni association when a successor to fill out
the unexpired term shall be selected in the manner provided in
subsection (b). The member selected by the Purdue alumni
association shall be appointed by the governor to fill out the
unexpired term.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.264.
IC 21-23-3-4
Board; number appointed by governor
Sec. 4. Seven (7) of the trustees shall be appointed by the
governor.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.264.
IC 21-23-3-5
Board; appointments with agricultural pursuits
Sec. 5. Two (2) members of the board of trustees appointed by the
governor must be involved in agricultural pursuits. One (1) of the
members of the board of trustees appointed by the governor must be
a full-time student of Purdue University.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.264.
IC 21-23-3-6
Search and screen committee; creation
Sec. 6. (a) To aid the governor in the selection of the student
member, a search and screen committee is created consisting of:
(1) one (1) representative of the governor; and
(2) at least four (4) students chosen by the elected student
government representatives of the student body, including at
least one (1) student from each campus of Purdue University,
main and regional.
(b) The search and screening committee shall establish the mode
and criteria to be used in the selection of student nominees to serve
on the board of trustees. The search and screening committee shall
submit a list of the names of at least ten (10) individuals to the
governor for the governor's consideration. The governor shall select
one (1) of these individuals for appointment as a student member of
the board of trustees.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.264.
IC 21-23-3-7
Board; terms
Sec. 7. All members of the board of trustees serve for three (3)
years, except for the student member who serves for two (2) years.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.264.
IC 21-23-3-8
Board; vacancies
Sec. 8. In case any vacancy occurs on the board of trustees by
reason of the resignation, removal from the state, expiration of the
term of office, or otherwise of any of the trustees appointed by the
governor, the vacancy shall be filled by the governor from the
respective classes as provided in this section to serve only for the
unexpired term.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.264.
IC 21-23-3-9
Secretary; report of attendance
Sec. 9. The acceptance of an appointment by the governor
signifies that the appointee will give the appointee's best efforts to
the interests of Purdue University and that the appointee will
regularly attend the meetings of the board of trustees. The secretary
of the board of trustees shall report the attendance of each meeting
of the board of trustees to the governor. If a member is absent for two
(2) consecutive meetings without sufficient excuse, it shall be
considered sufficient cause for the governor to ask for the resignation
of the member.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.264.