SB126 Summary

• Increases at-large board membership from three to five members from the state and adds two members from the United States at large.

• Removes the State Superintendent of Education as an ex officio member of the Board of Trustees.

• Reduces trustee terms of office from 12 years to 6 years for all appointees made on or after the bill's effective date; existing 12-year term holders continue serving their remainder terms.

• Authorizes the chair pro tempore of the board to call special meetings with written notice of at least 10 days, matching the Governor's existing authority.

• Realigns state senatorial districts from which board members are appointed and maintains a quorum requirement of seven members.