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MS HC27

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Failed

3/3/2020

Primary Sponsor

John Hines

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Origin

House of Representatives

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Reduces Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning from 12 to 10 members
  • Changes member appointment process: Governor appoints one at-large member, each university president submits five recommendations from which Governor selects one, and student government association presidents jointly appoint one member
  • Shortens trustee terms from nine (9) years to four (4) years, with all existing terms expiring December 31, 2021, and new members taking office January 1, 2022
  • Lowers minimum age requirement for board members from 25 to 21 years old
  • Eliminates the previous requirement that four members be appointed from each of the three Mississippi Supreme Court districts
  • Requires submission to qualified electors at election on first Tuesday after first Monday of November 2020

Legislative Description

Constitution; amend to reconstitute the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/3/2020

Committee Referrals

Constitution2/10/2020

Full Bill Text

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