§ 353. State university trustees. 1. The state university shall be\ngoverned, and all of its corporate powers exercised, by a board of\ntrustees. Such board shall consist of eighteen members, fifteen of whom\nshall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the\nsenate, one of whom shall be the president of the student assembly of\nthe state university, ex-officio and voting, one of whom shall be the\npresident of the university faculty senate, ex-officio and non-voting,\nand one of whom shall be the president of the faculty council of\ncommunity colleges, ex-officio and non-voting. Such ex-officio members\nshall be subject to every provision of any general, special, or local\nlaw, ordinance, charter, code, rule, or regulation applying to the\nvoting members of such board with respect to the discharge of their\nduties, including, but not limited to, those provisions setting forth\ncodes of ethics, disclosure requirements, and prohibiting business and\nprofessional activities. One member of the board shall be designated by\nthe governor as chairperson and one as vice-chairperson. Of the members\nfirst appointed, two shall be appointed for a term which shall expire on\nJune thirtieth, nineteen hundred fifty-two; one for a term which shall\nexpire on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred fifty-three; two for a term\nwhich shall expire on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred fifty-four; one\nfor a term which shall expire on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred\nfifty-five; two for a term which shall expire on June thirtieth,\nnineteen hundred fifty-six; one for a term which shall expire on June\nthirtieth, nineteen hundred fifty-seven; two for a term which shall\nexpire on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred fifty-eight; one for a term\nwhich shall expire on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred fifty-nine; two\nfor a term which shall expire on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred sixty;\nand one for a term which shall expire on June thirtieth, nineteen\nhundred sixty-one. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term in\nthe same manner as original appointments. The term of office of each\ntrustee appointed on or after April first, nineteen hundred eighty-six\nshall be seven years, except those of the student member and the faculty\nmembers. Trustees shall receive no compensation for their services but\nshall be reimbursed for their expenses actually and necessarily incurred\nby them in the performance of their duties under this article.\n 2. a. The board may provide for regular meetings, and the chairman, or\nthe vice-chairman, or any eight members by petition, may at any time\ncall a special meeting of the board of trustees and fix the time and\nplace therefor; and at least seven days notice of every meeting shall be\nmailed to the usual address of each trustee, unless such notice be\nwaived by a majority of the board. Resolutions for the consideration of\nthe board of trustees must be mailed to the usual address of each\ntrustee no less than seven days prior to a meeting, unless the chair\nshall make available in writing on the day of the meeting the facts\nwhich necessitate an immediate vote. Eight trustees attending shall be a\nquorum for the transaction of business and, unless a greater number is\nrequired by the by-laws, the act of a majority of the members present at\nany meeting shall be the act of the board. The board shall hold at least\ntwo public hearings each year. One public hearing shall be held during\nthe spring semester and one public hearing shall be held in the fall\nsemester. The purpose of such hearings shall be to receive testimony and\nstatements from concerned individuals about university issues. The board\nshall fix the time, place, duration and format of each hearing. At least\nthree members of the board shall attend each hearing. At least thirty\ndays notice of the hearing shall be given by the chairman of the board\nto all members of the board, to all presidents of state operated\ncampuses, to the chair
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