§ 356. Councils of state-operated institutions; powers and duties. 1.\nSubject to the general management, supervision and control of and in\naccordance with rules established by the state university trustees, the\noperations and affairs of each state-operated institution of the state\nuniversity shall be supervised locally by a council consisting of ten\nmembers, nine of whom shall be appointed by the governor and one of whom\nshall be elected by and from among the students of the institution. Such\nvoting members shall be subject to every provision of any general,\nspecial or local law, ordinance, charter, code, rule or regulation\napplying to the voting members of such board with respect to the\ndischarge of their duties including, but not limited to, those\nprovisions setting forth codes of ethics, disclosure requirements and\nprohibiting business and professional activities. The election of the\nstudent member shall be conducted in accordance with rules and\nregulations promulgated by the respective representative campus student\nassociation in accordance with guidelines established by the state\nuniversity trustees. One member shall be designated by the governor as\nchairman. Where an undergraduate state-operated institution of the state\nuniversity is located adjacent to another institution of higher\neducation and students of such undergraduate state-operated institution\nare, under arrangements made by the state university, taking a\nsubstantial portion of their courses at such other institution, the\npresident or other head of such other institution shall be an ex-officio\nmember of the council for such undergraduate state-operated institution.\nInitial appointments, other than the student member and ex-officio\nmembers, shall be for terms expiring July first, nineteen hundred\nfifty-four, July first, nineteen hundred fifty-five, July first,\nnineteen hundred fifty-six, July first, nineteen hundred fifty-seven,\nJuly first, nineteen hundred fifty-eight, July first, nineteen hundred\nfifty-nine, July first, nineteen hundred sixty, July first, nineteen\nhundred sixty-one and, where there is no ex-officio member, July first,\nnineteen hundred sixty-two, respectively, and subsequent appointments,\nother than the student member, shall be for a full term of nine years\nfrom the first day of July of the calendar year in which the appointment\nis made. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same\nmanner as original selections. The term of office for each council\nmember appointed on or after April first, nineteen hundred eighty-six\nshall be seven years. The term of office for the student member shall be\none year commencing July first of the calendar year in which the\nelection is conducted, provided, however, that the term of the student\nmember first elected shall be nine months commencing October first,\nnineteen hundred seventy-five and expiring June thirtieth, nineteen\nhundred seventy-six. In the event that the student member ceases to be a\nstudent at the institution, such member shall be required to resign.\nMembers of such councils appointed by the governor may be removed by the\ngovernor. Members of such councils elected by the students of the\ninstitution may be removed by such students in accordance with rules and\nregulations promulgated by the respective representative campus student\nassociation in accordance with guidelines promulgated by the state\nuniversity trustees. Members of such councils shall receive no\ncompensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for the expenses\nactually and necessarily incurred by them in the performance of their\nduties hereunder.\n 2. The councils of state-operated institutions shall provide for\nregular meetings at least four times annually, and the chair, or any\nfive members by petition, may at any time call a special meeting of the\ncouncil and fix the time and place therefor. At least seven days notice\nof every meeting shall be mailed to the u
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