UT SB0240

Boards of trustees must develop strategic plans aligned with state goals, approve institutional budgets and tuition recommendations, oversee internal audits, and annually evaluate presidential performance using key performance indicators

Institution presidents gain authority to appoint at-will administrative officers, cabinet members, and general counsel who serve at the president's pleasure; presidents may also create, merge, or eliminate academic units

Institution presidents are prohibited from retaining outside legal counsel for litigation without written consent from the attorney general; the Board of Higher Education must make rules defining the scope of institutional legal counsel duties

Technical colleges with service regions containing more than four school districts must create rotation schedules for local school board representation, limiting board of trustees membership to one member each from no more than four school districts

Budget recommendations to the Legislature must include detailed institutional compensation data, including staffing salary bases, total compensation spending, and calculation methods; appropriated compensation funds may be used for merit- or market-based increases