VT H0198

Increases the University of Vermont Board of Trustees from 25 to 27 members by adding one voting faculty member and one staff member

Faculty trustee to be elected by faculty through the Faculty Senate for a four-year term with full voting rights

Staff trustee to be appointed through a process ensuring broad representation, aligned with faculty governance standards

Requires one of the two student trustees to be a full-time undergraduate student and the other to be a full-time graduate student

New faculty and staff members must be elected/appointed by July 31, 2025, with terms beginning August 1, 2025; act takes effect July 1, 2025