1st Sub.
H.B.
190
STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION AMENDMENTS
house floor
Amendments
Amendment 1 February 28, 2008 11:11 am
Representative Kory M. Holdaway
proposes the following amendments:
1. Page
1, Lines 15 through 18
:
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boards of trustees of the institutions of higher education as nonvoting members;
{
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. grants authority to the governor to appoint a commissioner of higher education;
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. grants authority to the board of trustees of a higher education institution to appoint a
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president for the institution with the consent of the State Board of Regents; and
}
. requires the consent of an institution's board of trustees for the appointment of the institution's
president by the State Board of Regents; and
2. Page
2, Line 29
:
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{
53B-1-105, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1987, Chapter 167
}
3. Page
4, Line 101 through Page 5, Line 122
:
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{
Section 2.
Section
53B-1-105
is amended to read:
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53B-1-105. Appointment of commissioner of higher education -- Qualifications --
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Duties.
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[(1) The board appoints a commissioner of higher education to serve at its pleasure as
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its chief executive officer. The board sets the salary of the commissioner and prescribes the
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commissioner's duties and functions. The commissioner is selected on the basis of outstanding
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professional qualifications.]
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(1) The governor shall:
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(a) appoint a commissioner of higher education, with the consent of the Senate, who
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shall serve:
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(i) at the pleasure of the governor; and
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(ii) as the chief executive officer of the Board of Regents; and
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(b) select the commissioner on the basis of outstanding professional qualifications.
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(2) The commissioner is responsible [to the board to] for:
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(a) [insure that its] insuring that the board's policies and programs are properly
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executed;
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(b) [furnish] furnishing information about the state system of higher education and
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make recommendations regarding that information to the board;
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(c) [provide] providing state-level leadership in [all] activities affecting institutions in
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the state system of higher education; and
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(d) [perform] performing other duties assigned by the board in carrying out its duties
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and responsibilities.
}
4. Page
5, Lines 128 through 132
:
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(1) The
{
board of trustees of an institution
}
State Board of Regents
shall:
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(a) appoint a president for
{
the
}
an
institution
in the state system of higher
education
with the consent of the
{
State Board of
130
Regents
}
institution's board of trustees
; and
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(b) establish the salary and terms of employment for the president.
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(2) The president of an institution shall serve at the pleasure of the
{
board of trustees
}
State
Board of Regents
.
Renumber remaining sections accordingly
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