Sec. 10a-103. (Formerly Sec. 10-118). Appointment of trustees. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 10a-103. (Formerly Sec. 10-118). Appointment of trustees. There shall continue to be a Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut to consist of twenty-one persons, twelve to be appointed by the Governor, who shall reflect the state's geographic, racial and ethnic diversity; two to be elected by the university alumni; two to be elected by the students enrolled at the institutions under the jurisdiction of said board; and five members ex officio. On or before July 1, 1983, the Governor shall appoint members to the board as follows: Four members for a term of two years from said date; four members for a term of four years from said date; and four members for a term of six years from said date. Thereafter, the Governor shall appoint trustees of said university to succeed those appointees whose terms expire, and each trustee so appointed shall hold office for a period of six years from the first day of July in the year of his or her appointment, provided two of the trustees appointed for terms commencing July 1, 1995, and their successors shall be alumni of the university, one of the trustees appointed for a term commencing July 1, 1997, and his or her successors shall be such alumni and one of the members appointed for a term commencing July 1, 1999, and his or her successors shall be such alumni. The Commissioner of Agriculture, the Commissioner of Education, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the chairperson of The University of Connecticut Health Center Board of Directors shall be, ex officio, members of the board of trustees. The Governor shall be, ex officio, president of said board. The graduates of all of the schools and colleges of said university shall, prior to September first in the odd-numbered years, elect one trustee, who shall be a graduate of the institution and who shall hold office for four years from the first day of September succeeding his or her election. Not less than two or more than four nominations for each such election shall be made by the alumni association of said university, provided no person who has served as an alumni trustee for the two full consecutive terms immediately prior to the term for which such election is to be held shall be nominated for any such election. Such election shall be conducted by mail prior to September first under the supervision of a canvassing board consisting of three members, one appointed by the board of trustees, one by the board of directors of the alumni association of the university and one by the president of the university. No ballot in such election shall be opened until the date by which ballots must be returned to the canvassing board. In such election, all graduates shall be entitled to vote by signed ballots which have been circulated to them by mail and which shall be returned by mail. Vacancies occurring by death or resignation of either of such alumni trustees shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by special election, if such unexpired term is for more than eighteen months. When the unexpired term is eighteen months or less, such vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the board of directors of said alumni association. On or before November 1, 1975, the students of The University of Connecticut shall, in such manner as the board of trustees of said university shall determine, elect two trustees, each of whom shall be enrolled as a full-time student of said university at the time of his or her election. One such member shall be elected for a term of one year from November 1, 1975, and one for a term of two years from said date. Prior to July first, annually, such students shall, in accordance with this section and in such manner as the board shall determine, elect one member of said board, who shall be so enrolled at said university at the time of his or her election and who shall serve for a term of two years from July first in the year of his or her election. The student member elected to fill the term expiring on June 30, 2003, and such elected member's successors shall be enrolled as full-time undergraduate students at a school or college of the university and shall be elected by the undergraduate students of the schools and colleges of the university. The student member elected to fill the term expiring on June 30, 2004, and such elected member's successors shall be enrolled as a full-time student in the School of Law, the School of Medicine, the School of Dentistry, the School of Social Work, or as a graduate student of a school or college of the university, and shall be elected by the students of the School of Law, the School of Medicine, the School of Dentistry, the School of Social Work and the graduate students of the schools and colleges of the university. Any vacancies in the elected membership of said board shall, except as otherwise provided in this section, be filled by special election for the balance of the unexpired term.

      (1949 Rev., S. 3273; 1967, P.A. 777; P.A. 73-43; P.A. 75-262, S. 4; 75-504, S. 4, 5; P.A. 77-614, S. 302, 610; P.A. 82-218, S. 20, 46; P.A. 88-64; P.A. 92-154, S. 2, 23; P.A. 94-97, S. 2, 4; 94-245, S. 26, 46; P.A. 01-141, S. 10, 16; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 05-255, S. 1; P.A. 06-196, S. 70.)

      History: 1967 act required that at least two but not more than four nominations be made by alumni association, provided for election by mail before July first rather than election at university during commencement week, changed membership of canvassing board to specify that one alumni association member is chosen association's board of directors and to replace member to be chosen by other two alumni members of canvassing board with member to be chosen by university president, prohibited opening of ballots until last return date and distinguished between filling vacancies for unexpired terms of more than 18 months and those of 18 months or less; P.A. 73-43 substituted commissioner of agriculture for commissioner of agriculture and natural resources, deleted requirement that electors must be graduates "of two years' standing" and deleted requirement that trustee elected by graduates must be graduate "of at least ten years' standing"; P.A. 75-262 added provisions concerning student trustees; P.A. 75-504 changed trustees appointed by governor from two to four as provided in section; P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of education for secretary of the state board of education; P.A. 82-218 reorganized higher education system, amending section to increase number of trustees from 4 to 19, to require that trustees reflect state's diversity and to replace previous appointment provisions, effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 10-118 transferred to Sec. 10a-103 in 1983; P.A. 88-64 provided that no person who has served as an alumni trustee for the two full consecutive terms prior to the term for which such election is to be held shall be nominated for any such election; P.A. 92-154 changed beginning of term for trustee elected by alumni from July to September; P.A. 94-97 added provision requiring that alumni be appointed to terms commencing July 1, 1995, July 1, 1997 and July 1, 1999, effective May 25, 1994; P.A. 94-245 changed the time frame for the election of student members from "On or before November" to "Prior to July" first and changed the start of the student members' terms from November first to July first, effective June 2, 1994; P.A. 01-141 provided for one student member of the board to be an undergraduate student and one student member of the board to be a graduate student and made technical changes for purposes of gender neutrality, effective July 1, 2001; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 05-255 added the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the chairperson of The University of Connecticut Health Center Board of Directors as ex-officio board members and made conforming changes, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 06-196 made technical changes, effective June 7, 2006.

      Annotation to former section 10-118:

      Cited. 165 C. 507.