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 :    

             15      boards of trustees of the institutions of higher education as nonvoting members;
{  

             16          .    grants authority to the governor to appoint a commissioner of higher education;
             17          .    grants authority to the board of trustees of a higher education institution to appoint a
             18      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 :    

             29          
{   53B-1-105, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1987, Chapter 167   }


3.    Page 4, Line 101 through Page 5, Line 122 :    

             101          
{   Section 2. Section 53B-1-105 is amended to read:

             102          53B-1-105. Appointment of commissioner of higher education -- Qualifications --
             103      Duties.
             104          [(1) The board appoints a commissioner of higher education to serve at its pleasure as
             105      its chief executive officer. The board sets the salary of the commissioner and prescribes the
             106      commissioner's duties and functions. The commissioner is selected on the basis of outstanding
             107      professional qualifications.]
             108          (1) The governor shall:
             109          (a) appoint a commissioner of higher education, with the consent of the Senate, who
             110      shall serve:
             111          (i) at the pleasure of the governor; and
             112          (ii) as the chief executive officer of the Board of Regents; and
             113          (b) select the commissioner on the basis of outstanding professional qualifications.
             114          (2) The commissioner is responsible [to the board to] for:
             115          (a) [insure that its] insuring that the board's policies and programs are properly
             116      executed;
             117          (b) [furnish] furnishing information about the state system of higher education and
             118      make recommendations regarding that information to the board;
             119          (c) [provide] providing state-level leadership in [all] activities affecting institutions in
             120      the state system of higher education; and


             121          (d) [perform] performing other duties assigned by the board in carrying out its duties
             122      and responsibilities.  
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4.    Page 5, Lines 128 through 132 :    

             128          (1) The
{   board of trustees of an institution   }        State Board of Regents       shall:

             129          (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

             131          (b) establish the salary and terms of employment for the president.
             132          (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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