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MS HC9

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Failed

2/2/2021

Primary Sponsor

John Hines

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021 Regular Session

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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