Sec. 7. (a) There is established a screening committee of the University of Southern Indiana for the purpose of nominating the student member of the board of trustees.
(b) The screening committee consists of:
(1) four (4) students enrolled in the university who are appointed by the student governing body designated by the board of trustees; and
(2) one (1) individual appointed by the governor.
(c) Within seventy-five (75) days after the date that a vacancy occurs on the board of trustees for the student member, the screening committee shall submit a list of at least ten (10) names of eligible individuals to a person designated by the board of trustees.
(d) When the names are received by the person designated by the board of trustees, the designated person shall submit the names to the governor.
(e) The governor shall appoint the student member of the board of trustees from the list of names submitted under subsection (d). However, if the governor does not receive the names of at least ten (10) eligible individuals under subsection (d) within ninety (90) days after the date that the student member vacancy on the board of trustees occurs, the governor may appoint an individual who is otherwise eligible under this chapter to serve as the student member of the board of trustees.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-64-10.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.265.