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MS HC9
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Failed
2/2/2021
Primary Sponsor
John Hines
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AI Summary
- Reduces the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning from 12 to 10 members
- Changes board member terms from nine (9) years to four (4) years, with all current terms expiring December 31, 2022
- Governor appoints one (1) member at large with Senate consent; each institution president submits five (5) recommendations and Governor selects one (1) from each; student government presidents jointly appoint one (1) member
- Lowers minimum age requirement for board members from 25 to 21 years old
- Removes district-based appointment requirement (previously required four members from each of three Supreme Court districts)
- Proposes amendment be submitted to qualified electors on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November 2021
Legislative Description
Constitution; amend to reconstitute the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/2/2021
Committee Referrals
Constitution1/18/2021
Full Bill Text
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