CHAPTER 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES - Indiana Statutes

IC 21-19-3
     Chapter 3. Board of Trustees

IC 21-19-3-1
Board; continuance
     Sec. 1. The board of trustees is subject to this chapter and all other laws governing the affairs of their predecessors.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260.

IC 21-19-3-2
Board; membership
     Sec. 2. The board of trustees is composed of nine (9) members, appointed by the governor as follows:
        (1) Six (6) members who must be at large.
        (2) Two (2) members who must be alumni of Ball State University.
        (3) One (1) member who must be a Ball State University student.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260.

IC 21-19-3-3
Board; qualifications
     Sec. 3. Not more than six (6) of the nonstudent members of the board of trustees may be of the same sex. At least one (1) member of the board of trustees must be a resident of and reside in Delaware County.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260.

IC 21-19-3-4
Board; additional qualifications
     Sec. 4. All members of the board of trustees must be:
        (1) residents of Indiana; and
        (2) citizens of the United States.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260.

IC 21-19-3-5
Search and screen committee; creation
     Sec. 5. (a) To aid the governor in the selection of the student member, a search and screen committee is created. The search and screen committee consists of the following:
        (1) One (1) representative of the governor.
        (2) At least four (4) students chosen by the elected student government representatives of the student body.
    (b) The search and screen committee shall establish the mode and criteria to be used in the selection of student nominees to serve on the board of trustees. The search and screen committee shall submit a list of at least ten (10) names to the governor for the governor's consideration.
    (c) The governor shall select one (1) of these names for appointment as a member of the board of trustees in accordance with

this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260.

IC 21-19-3-6
Board; terms
     Sec. 6. (a) The Ball State University alumni council shall designate the term and nominate a person for each of the two (2) alumni memberships on the board of trustees.
    (b) The Ball State University alumni council, through the president of Ball State University, shall submit the names of the nominees to the governor for the governor's immediate appointment to the board of trustees.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260.

IC 21-19-3-7
Board; terms of alumni members
     Sec. 7. At least thirty (30) days before the expiration of the term of an alumni member, the Ball State University Alumni Council, or its successor, must submit, through the president of Ball State University, the name of the nominee to succeed the retiring alumni member. The governor shall appoint the nominee as an alumni member of the board of trustees.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260.

IC 21-19-3-8
Terms
     Sec. 8. (a) With the exception of the student member of the board of trustees, all appointments to the Ball State University board of trustees are for four (4) year terms. Each term of a nonstudent board member begins on January 1 of the appropriate year.
    (b) The term of a member continues until the member's successor is appointed and qualified.
    (c) The student member of the board of trustees is appointed for a two (2) year term. The student member's term begins on July 1 of the year in which the student member is appointed. The student member must be a full-time student at Ball State University throughout the student member's term.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260.

IC 21-19-3-9
Board; vacancies
     Sec. 9. A vacancy occurring on the board of trustees from death, incapacitation, or resignation shall be filled by appointment of the governor for the unexpired term. Vacancies in offices held by alumni members shall be filled from nominees submitted by the Ball State University alumni council.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260.