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S. B. No. 266 As IntroducedAs Introduced
129th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2011-2012 |
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Cosponsors:
Senators Bacon, Turner, Kearney
A BILL
To amend sections 3335.02, 3335.09, 3337.01, 3339.01,
3341.02, 3343.02, 3344.01, 3350.10, 3352.01,
3356.01, 3359.01, 3361.01, 3362.01, and 3364.01 of
the Revised Code to grant student members of the
boards of trustees of state universities and the
Northeast Ohio Medical University voting power and
the authority to attend executive sessions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 3335.02, 3335.09, 3337.01, 3339.01,
3341.02, 3343.02, 3344.01, 3350.10, 3352.01, 3356.01, 3359.01,
3361.01, 3362.01, and 3364.01 of the Revised Code be amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 3335.02. (A) The government of the Ohio state
university shall be vested in a board of fourteen trustees in
2005, and seventeen trustees beginning in 2006, who shall be
appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the
senate. Two of the seventeen trustees shall be students at the
Ohio state university, and their selection and terms shall be in
accordance with division (B) of this section. Except as provided
in division (C) of this section and except for the terms of
student members, terms of office shall be for nine years,
commencing on the fourteenth day of May and ending on the
thirteenth day of May. Each trustee shall hold office from the
date of appointment until the end of the term for which the
trustee was appointed. Any trustee appointed to fill a vacancy
occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the
trustee's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the
remainder of such term. Any trustee shall continue in office
subsequent to the expiration date of the trustee's term until the
trustee's successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days
has elapsed, whichever occurs first. No person who has served a
full nine-year term or more than six years of such a term shall be
eligible for reappointment until a period of four years has
elapsed since the last day of the term for which the person
previously served. The trustees shall not receive compensation for
their services, but shall be paid their reasonable necessary
expenses while engaged in the discharge of their official duties.
(B) The student members of the board of trustees of the Ohio
state university shall be students at the Ohio state university,
shall have no voting power on the board. Student members, and
shall not be considered as members of the board in determining
whether a quorum is present. Student members shall
not be entitled
to attend executive sessions of the board. The student members of
the board shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and
consent of the senate, from a group of five candidates selected
pursuant to a procedure adopted by the university's student
governments and approved by the university's board of trustees.
The initial term of office of one of the student members shall
commence on May 14, 1988, and shall expire on May 13, 1989, and
the initial term of office of the other student member shall
commence on May 14, 1988, and expire on May 13, 1990. Thereafter,
terms of office of student members shall be for two years, each
term ending on the same day of the same month of the year as the
term it succeeds. In the event a student member cannot fulfill a
two-year term, a replacement shall be selected to fill the
unexpired term in the same manner used to make the original
selection.
No student shall be disqualified from membership on the board
of trustees because the student receives a scholarship, grant,
loan, or any other financial assistance payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund, or because the student is employed
by the university in a position pursuant to a work-study program
or other student employment, including as a graduate teaching
assistant, graduate administrative assistant, or graduate research
assistant, the compensation for which is payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund.
Acceptance of such financial assistance or employment by a
student trustee shall not be considered a violation of Chapter
102. or section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code.
(C)(1) The initial terms of office for the three additional
trustees appointed in 2005 shall commence on a date in 2005 that
is selected by the governor with one term of office expiring on
May 13, 2009, one term of office expiring on May 13, 2010, and one
term of office expiring on May 13, 2011, as designated by the
governor upon appointment. Thereafter terms of office shall be for
nine years, as provided in division (A) of this section.
(2) The initial terms of office for the three additional
trustees appointed in 2006 shall commence on May 14, 2006, with
one term of office expiring on May 13, 2012, one term of office
expiring on May 13, 2013, and one term of office expiring on May
13, 2014, as designated by the governor upon appointment.
Thereafter terms of office shall be for nine years, as provided in
division (A) of this section.
Sec. 3335.09. The board of trustees of the Ohio state
university shall elect, fix the compensation of, and remove, the
president and such number of professors, teachers, and other
employees as are necessary; but. Except as provided under division
(B) of section 3335.02 of the Revised Code, no trustee, or
his
relation relative of a trustee by blood or marriage, shall be
eligible to a professorship or position in the university, the
compensation for which is payable out of the state treasury or a
university fund. The board shall fix and regulate the course of
instruction and prescribe the extent and character of experiments
to be made at the university.
Sec. 3337.01. (A) The body politic and corporate by the name
and style of "The President and Trustees of the Ohio University"
now in the university instituted and established in Athens by the
name and style of "The Ohio University" shall consist of a board
of trustees composed of eleven members, who shall be appointed by
the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. At least
five of the trustees who are not students shall be graduates of
Ohio university. Two of the trustees shall be students at Ohio
university, and their selection and terms shall be in accordance
with division (B) of this section. A majority of the board
constitutes a quorum. Except for the terms of student members,
terms of office shall be for nine years, commencing on the
fourteenth day of May and ending on the thirteenth day of May,
except that upon expiration of the term ending on May 14, 1978,
the new term which succeeds it shall commence on May 15, 1978, and
end on May 13, 1987. Each member shall hold office from the date
of appointment until the end of the term for which the member was
appointed. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior
to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor
was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term.
Any member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration
date of the member's term until the member's successor takes
office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever
occurs first. No person who has served a full nine-year term or
more than six years of such a term shall be eligible for
reappointment until a period of four years has elapsed since the
last day of the term for which the person previously served. Such
trustees shall receive no compensation for their services, but
shall be paid their actual and necessary expenses while engaged in
the discharge of their official duties.
(B) The student members of the board of trustees of the Ohio
university shall be students at the Ohio university, have no
voting power on the board. Student members, and shall not be
considered as members of the board in determining whether a quorum
is present. Student members shall not be entitled to attend
executive sessions of the board. The student members of the board
shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of
the senate, from a group of five candidates selected pursuant to a
procedure adopted by the university's student governments and
approved by the university's board of trustees. The initial term
of office of one of the student members shall commence on May 14,
1988, and shall expire on May 13, 1989, and the initial term of
office of the other student member shall commence on May 14, 1988,
and expire on May 13, 1990. Thereafter, terms of office of student
members shall be for two years, each term ending on the same day
of the same month of the year as the term it succeeds. In the
event that a student member cannot fulfill the student member's
two-year term, a replacement shall be selected to fill the
unexpired term in the same manner used to make the original
selection.
No student shall be disqualified from membership on the board
of trustees because the student receives a scholarship, grant,
loan, or any other financial assistance payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund, or because the student is employed
by the university in a position pursuant to a work-study program
or other student employment, including as a graduate teaching
assistant, graduate administrative assistant, or graduate research
assistant, the compensation for which is payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund.
Acceptance of such financial assistance or employment by a
student trustee shall not be considered a violation of Chapter
102. or section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 3339.01. (A) The government of Miami university shall
be vested in eleven trustees, who shall be appointed by the
governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. Two of the
trustees shall be students at Miami university, and their
selection and terms shall be in accordance with division (B) of
this section. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum. Except
for the terms of student members, terms of office shall be for
nine years, commencing on the first day of March and ending on the
last day of February, except that upon expiration of the trustee
term ending on March 1, 1974, the trustee term which succeeds it
shall commence on March 2, 1974, and end on February 28, 1983;
upon expiration of the trustee term ending on March 1, 1977, the
trustee term which succeeds it shall commence on March 2, 1977,
and end on February 28, 1986; upon expiration of the trustee term
ending on March 1, 1978, the trustee term which succeeds it shall
commence on March 2, 1978, and end on February 28, 1987; and upon
expiration of the trustee term ending on March 1, 1979, the
trustee term which succeeds it shall commence on March 2, 1979,
and end on February 29, 1988. Each trustee shall hold office from
the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the
trustee was appointed. Any trustee appointed to fill a vacancy
occurring prior to the end of the term for which the trustee's
predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of
such term. Any trustee shall continue in office subsequent to the
expiration date of the trustee's term until a successor takes
office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever
occurs first. No person who has served a full nine-year term or
more than six years of such a term shall be eligible for
reappointment until a period of four years has elapsed since the
last day of the term for which the person previously served. The
trustees shall receive no compensation for their services but
shall be paid their reasonable necessary expenses while engaged in
the discharge of their official duties.
(B) The student members of the board of trustees of Miami
university shall be students at Miami university, shall have no
voting power on the board. Student members, and shall not be
considered as members of the board in determining whether a quorum
is present. Student members shall not be entitled to attend
executive sessions of the board. The student members of the board
shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of
the senate, from a group of five candidates selected pursuant to a
procedure adopted by the university's student governments and
approved by the university's board of trustees. The initial term
of office of one of the student members shall commence on March 1,
1988, and shall expire on February 28, 1989, and the initial term
of office of the other student member shall commence on March 1,
1988, and expire on February 28, 1990. Thereafter, terms of office
of student members shall be for two years, each term ending on the
last day of February. In the event that a student member cannot
fulfill the student member's two-year term, a replacement shall be
selected to fill the unexpired term in the same manner used to
make the original selection.
No student shall be disqualified from membership on the board
of trustees because the student receives a scholarship, grant,
loan, or any other financial assistance payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund, or because the student is employed
by the university in a position pursuant to a work-study program
or other student employment, including as a graduate teaching
assistant, graduate administrative assistant, or graduate research
assistant, the compensation for which is payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund.
Acceptance of such financial assistance or employment by a
student trustee shall not be considered a violation of Chapter
102. or section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 3341.02. (A) The government of Bowling Green state
university is vested in a board of eleven trustees, who shall be
appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the
senate. Two of the trustees shall be students at Bowling Green
state university, and their selection and terms shall be in
accordance with division (B) of this section. A majority of the
board constitutes a quorum. Except for the terms of student
members, terms of office shall be for nine years, commencing on
the seventeenth day of May and ending on the sixteenth day of May.
No person who has served a full nine-year term or more than six
years of such a term shall be eligible for reappointment until a
period of four years has elapsed since the last day of the term
for which the person previously served.
(B) The student members of the board of trustees of Bowling
Green state university shall be students at Bowling Green state
university, shall have no voting power on the board. Student
members, and shall not be considered as members of the board in
determining whether a quorum is present. Student members shall not
be entitled to attend executive sessions of the board. The student
members of the board shall be appointed by the governor, with the
advice and consent of the senate, from a group of five candidates
selected pursuant to a procedure adopted by the university's
student governments and approved by the university's board of
trustees. The initial term of office of one of the student members
shall commence on March 17, 1988, and shall expire on March 16,
1989, and the initial term of office of the other student member
shall commence on March 17, 1988, and expire on March 16, 1990.
After September 22, 2000, terms of office shall commence on the
seventeenth day of May and shall end on the sixteenth day of May.
Terms of office of student members shall be for two years, each
term ending on the same day of the same month of the year as the
term it succeeds. In the event that a student member cannot
fulfill the student member's two-year term, a replacement shall be
selected in the manner used for the original selection to fill the
unexpired term.
No student shall be disqualified from membership on the board
of trustees because the student receives a scholarship, grant,
loan, or any other financial assistance payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund, or because the student is employed
by the university in a position pursuant to a work-study program
or other student employment, including as a graduate teaching
assistant, graduate administrative assistant, or graduate research
assistant, the compensation for which is payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund.
Acceptance of such financial assistance or employment by a
student trustee shall not be considered a violation of Chapter
102. or section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code.
(C) The government of Kent state university is vested in a
board of eleven trustees, who shall be appointed by the governor,
with the advice and consent of the senate. Two of the trustees
shall be students at Kent state university, and their selection
and terms shall be in accordance with division (D) of this
section. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum. Except for
the terms of student members, terms of office shall be for nine
years, commencing on the seventeenth day of May and ending on the
sixteenth day of May. No person who has served a full nine-year
term or more than six years of such a term shall be eligible for
reappointment until a period of four years has elapsed since the
last day of the term for which the person previously served.
(D) The student members of the board of trustees of Kent
state university shall be students at Kent state university, shall
have no voting power on the board. Student members, and shall not
be considered as members of the board in determining whether a
quorum is present. Student members shall
not be entitled to attend
executive sessions of the board. The student members of the board
shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of
the senate, from a group of five candidates selected pursuant to a
procedure adopted by the university's student governments and
approved by the university's board of trustees. The initial term
of office of one of the student members shall commence on May 17,
1988, and shall expire on May 16, 1989, and the initial term of
office of the other student member shall commence on May 17, 1988,
and expire on May 16, 1990. Thereafter, terms of office of student
members shall be for two years, each term ending on the same day
of the same month of the year as the term it succeeds. In the
event that a student member cannot fulfill the student member's
two-year term, a replacement shall be selected to fill the
unexpired term in the same manner used to make the original
selection.
No student shall be disqualified from membership on the board
of trustees because the student receives a scholarship, grant,
loan, or any other financial assistance payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund, or because the student is employed
by the university in a position pursuant to a work-study program
or other student employment, including as a graduate teaching
assistant, graduate administrative assistant, or graduate research
assistant, the compensation for which is payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund.
Acceptance of such financial assistance or employment by a
student trustee shall not be considered a violation of Chapter
102. or section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code.
(E) The trustees shall receive no compensation for their
services but shall be paid their reasonable necessary expenses
while engaged in the discharge of their official duties.
(F) Each trustee shall hold office from the date of
appointment until the end of the term for which the trustee was
appointed. Any trustee appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior
to the expiration of the term for which the trustee's predecessor
was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term.
Any trustee shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration
date of the trustee's term until a successor takes office, or
until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first.
Sec. 3343.02. (A) The government of Central state university
shall be vested in a board of trustees to be known as "the board
of trustees of the Central state university." Such board shall
consist of eleven members who shall be appointed by the governor,
with the advice and consent of the senate. Two of the trustees
shall be students at Central state university, and their selection
and terms shall be in accordance with division (B) of this
section. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum. Except for
the student members, terms of office shall be for nine years,
commencing on the first day of July and ending on the thirtieth
day of June. Each member shall hold office from the date of
appointment until the end of the term for which the member was
appointed. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior
to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor
was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term.
Any member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration
date of the member's term until the member's successor takes
office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever
occurs first. No person who has served a full nine-year term or
more than six years of such a term shall be eligible for
reappointment until a period of four years has elapsed since the
last day of the term for which the person previously served.
(B) The student members of the board of trustees of Central
state university shall be students at Central state university,
shall have no voting power on the board. Student members, and
shall not be considered as members of the board in determining
whether a quorum is present. Student members shall not be entitled
to attend executive sessions of the board. The student members of
the board shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and
consent of the senate, from a group of five candidates selected
pursuant to a procedure adopted by the university's student
governments and approved by the university's board of trustees.
The initial term of office of one of the student members shall
commence on July 1, 1988, and shall expire on June 30, 1989, and
the initial term of office of the other student member shall
commence on July 1, 1988, and expire on June 30, 1990. Thereafter,
terms of office of student members shall be for two years, each
term ending on the same day of the same month of the year as the
term it succeeds. In the event that a student member cannot
fulfill a two-year term, a replacement shall be selected to fill
the unexpired term in the same manner used to make the original
selection.
No student shall be disqualified from membership on the board
of trustees because the student receives a scholarship, grant,
loan, or any other financial assistance payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund, or because the student is employed
by the university in a position pursuant to a work-study program
or other student employment, including as a graduate teaching
assistant, graduate administrative assistant, or graduate research
assistant, the compensation for which is payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund.
Acceptance of such financial assistance or employment by a
student trustee shall not be considered a violation of Chapter
102. or section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 3344.01. (A) There is hereby created the Cleveland
state university. The government of the Cleveland state university
is vested in a board of eleven trustees, who shall be appointed by
the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. Two of
the trustees shall be students at the Cleveland state university,
and their selection and terms shall be in accordance with division
(B) of this section. Except for the student members, terms of
office shall be for nine years, commencing on the second day of
May and ending on the first day of May. Each trustee shall hold
office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for
which the trustee was appointed. Any trustee appointed to fill a
vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which
the trustee's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the
remainder of such term. Any trustee shall continue in office
subsequent to the expiration date of the trustee's term until the
trustee's successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days
has elapsed, whichever occurs first. No person who has served a
full nine-year term or more than six years of such a term shall be
eligible for reappointment until a period of four years has
elapsed since the last day of the term for which the person
previously served. The trustees shall receive no compensation for
their services but shall be paid their reasonable necessary
expenses while engaged in the discharge of their official duties.
A majority of the board constitutes a quorum.
(B) The student members of the board of trustees of the
Cleveland state university shall be students at Cleveland state
university, shall have no voting power on the board. Student
members, and shall not be considered as members of the board in
determining whether a quorum is present. Student members shall not
be entitled to attend executive sessions of the board. The student
members of the board shall be appointed by the governor, with the
advice and consent of the senate, from a group of five candidates
selected pursuant to a procedure adopted by the university's
student governments and approved by the university's board of
trustees. The initial term of office of one of the student members
shall commence on May 2, 1988, and shall expire on May 1, 1989,
and the initial term of office of the other student member shall
commence on May 2, 1988, and expire on May 1, 1990. Thereafter,
terms of office of student members shall be for two years, each
term ending on the same day of the same month of the year as the
term it succeeds. In the event that a student member cannot
fulfill a two-year term, a replacement shall be selected to fill
the unexpired term in the same manner used to make the original
selection.
No student shall be disqualified from membership on the board
of trustees because the student receives a scholarship, grant,
loan, or any other financial assistance payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund, or because the student is employed
by the university in a position pursuant to a work-study program
or other student employment, including as a graduate teaching
assistant, graduate administrative assistant, or graduate research
assistant, the compensation for which is payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund.
Acceptance of such financial assistance or employment by a
student trustee shall not be considered a violation of Chapter
102. or section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 3350.10. (A) There is hereby created the northeast Ohio
medical university. The principal goal of the medical university
shall be to collaborate with the university of Akron, Cleveland
state university, Kent state university, and Youngstown state
university to graduate physicians oriented to the practice of
medicine at the community level, especially family physicians. To
accomplish this goal, the medical university may incorporate in
the clinical experience provided its students the several
community hospitals in the cities and areas served by the medical
university; utilize practicing physicians as teachers; and to the
fullest extent possible utilize the basic science capabilities of
the university of Akron, Cleveland state university, Kent state
university, and Youngstown state university.
(1) Until December 22, 2008, the government of the northeast
Ohio medical university is vested in a nine-member board of
trustees consisting of the presidents of the university of Akron,
Kent state university, and Youngstown state university; one member
each of the boards of trustees of the university of Akron, Kent
state university, and Youngstown state university, to be appointed
by their respective boards of trustees for a term of six years
ending on the first day of May or until the trustee's term on the
respective university board of trustees expires, whichever occurs
first; and one person each to be appointed by the boards of
trustees of the university of Akron, Kent state university, and
Youngstown state university, for a term of nine years ending on
the first day of May; except that the term of those first
appointed by the several boards of trustees shall expire on the
first day of May next following their appointment. Vacancies shall
be filled for the unexpired term in the manner provided for
original appointment. The trustees shall receive no compensation
for their services but shall be paid their reasonable necessary
expenses while engaged in the discharge of their official duties.
A majority of the board constitutes a quorum.
(2) Beginning December 22, 2008, the government of the
northeast Ohio medical university is vested in a board of eleven
trustees, who shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice
and consent of the senate. Two of the trustees shall be current
students of the medical university, and their selection and terms
shall be in accordance with division (B) of this section. Except
as provided in division (A)(3) of this section and except for the
student members, terms of office shall be for nine years. Each
trustee shall hold office from the date of appointment until the
end of the term for which the trustee was appointed. Any trustee
appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of
the term for which the trustee's predecessor was appointed shall
hold office for the remainder of such term. Any trustee shall
continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the
trustee's term until the trustee's successor takes office, or
until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first.
No person who has served a full nine-year term or more than six
years of such a term shall be eligible for reappointment until a
period of four years has elapsed since the last day of the term
for which the person previously served. The trustees shall receive
no compensation for their services but shall be paid their
reasonable necessary expenses while engaged in the discharge of
their official duties. A majority of the board constitutes a
quorum.
(3) Not later than December 22, 2008, the governor, with the
advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint the two student
trustees and successors for the trustees serving under division
(A)(1) of this section. Except for the student trustees, who shall
serve terms pursuant to division (B) of this section, the initial
terms of office for trustees appointed under division (A)(2) of
this section shall be as follows: one term ending September 23,
2009; one term ending September 23, 2010; one term ending
September 23, 2011; one term ending September 23, 2012; one term
ending September 23, 2013; one term ending September 23, 2014; one
term ending September 23, 2015; one term ending September 23,
2016; one term ending September 23, 2017. Thereafter, terms of
office shall be for nine years, as provided in division (A)(2) of
this section.
(B) The student members of the board of trustees of the
northeast Ohio medical university shall be students of the
northeast Ohio medical university, shall have no voting power on
the board. Student members, and shall not be considered as members
of the board in determining whether a quorum is present. Student
members shall not be entitled to attend executive sessions of the
board. The student members of the board shall be appointed by the
governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, from a group
of five candidates selected pursuant to a procedure adopted by the
university's student governments and approved by the university's
board of trustees. The initial term of office of one of the
student members shall commence December 22, 2008, and shall expire
on June 30, 2009, and the initial term of office of the other
student member shall commence December 22, 2008, and shall expire
on June 30, 2010. Thereafter, terms of office of student members
shall be for two years, each term ending on the same day of the
same month of the year as the term it succeeds. In the event that
a student member cannot fulfill a two-year term, a replacement
shall be selected to fill the unexpired term in the same manner
used to make the original selection.
No student shall be disqualified from membership on the board
of trustees because the student receives a scholarship, grant,
loan, or any other financial assistance payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund, or because the student is employed
by the university in a position pursuant to a work-study program
or other student employment, including as a graduate teaching
assistant, graduate administrative assistant, or graduate research
assistant, the compensation for which is payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund.
Acceptance of such financial assistance or employment by a
student trustee shall not be considered a violation of Chapter
102. or section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 3352.01. (A) There is hereby created a state university
to be known as "Wright state university." The government of Wright
state university is vested in a board of eleven trustees, who
shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of
the senate. Two of the trustees shall be students at Wright state
university, and their selection and terms shall be in accordance
with division (B) of this section. Except for the terms of student
members, terms of office shall be for nine years, commencing on
the first day of July and ending on the thirtieth day of June.
Each trustee shall hold office from the date of appointment until
the end of the term for which the trustee was appointed. Any
trustee appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the
expiration of the term for which the trustee's predecessor was
appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Any
trustee shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date
of the trustee's term until the trustee's successor takes office,
or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs
first. No person who has served a full nine-year term or more than
six years of such a term shall be eligible for reappointment until
a period of four years has elapsed since the last day of the term
for which the person previously served. The trustees shall receive
no compensation for their services but shall be paid their
reasonable necessary expenses while engaged in the discharge of
their official duties. A majority of the board constitutes a
quorum.
(B) The student members of the board of trustees of Wright
state university shall be students at Wright state university,
shall have no voting power on the board. Student members, and
shall not be considered as members of the board in determining
whether a quorum is present. Student members shall
not be entitled
to attend executive sessions of the board. The student members of
the board shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and
consent of the senate, from a group of five candidates selected
pursuant to a procedure adopted by the university's student
governments and approved by the university's board of trustees.
The initial term of office of one of the student members shall
commence on July 1, 1988, and shall expire on June 30, 1989, and
the initial term of office of the other student member shall
commence on July 1, 1988, and shall expire on June 30, 1990.
Thereafter, terms of office of student members shall be for two
years, each term ending on the same day of the same month of the
year as the term it succeeds. In the event that a student member
cannot fulfill a two-year term, a replacement shall be selected to
fill the unexpired term in the same manner used to make the
original selection.
No student shall be disqualified from membership on the board
of trustees because the student receives a scholarship, grant,
loan, or any other financial assistance payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund, or because the student is employed
by the university in a position pursuant to a work-study program
or other student employment, including as a graduate teaching
assistant, graduate administrative assistant, or graduate research
assistant, the compensation for which is payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund.
Acceptance of such financial assistance or employment by a
student trustee shall not be considered a violation of Chapter
102. or section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 3356.01. (A) There is hereby created Youngstown state
university. The government of Youngstown state university is
vested in a board of eleven trustees, who shall be appointed by
the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate. Two of
the trustees shall be students at Youngstown state university, and
their selection and terms shall be in accordance with division (B)
of this section. Except for the terms of student members, terms of
office shall be for nine years, commencing on the second day of
May and ending on the first day of May. Each trustee shall hold
office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for
which the trustee was appointed. Any trustee appointed to fill a
vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which
the trustee's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the
remainder of such term. Any trustee shall continue in office
subsequent to the expiration date of the trustee's term until the
trustee's successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days
has elapsed, whichever occurs first. No person who has served a
full nine-year term or more than six years of such a term shall be
eligible to reappointment until a period of four years has elapsed
since the last day of the term for which the person previously
served. The trustees shall receive no compensation for their
services but shall be paid their reasonable necessary expenses
while engaged in the discharge of their duties. A majority of the
board constitutes a quorum.
(B) The student members of the board of trustees of
Youngstown state university shall be students at Youngstown state
university, shall have no voting power on the board. Student
members, and shall not be considered as members of the board in
determining whether a quorum is present. Student members shall not
be entitled to attend executive sessions of the board. The student
members of the board shall be appointed by the governor, with the
advice and consent of the senate, from a group of five candidates
selected pursuant to a procedure adopted by the university's
student governments and approved by the university's board of
trustees. The initial term of office of one of the student members
shall commence on May 2, 1988, and shall expire on May 1, 1989,
and the initial term of office of the other student member shall
commence on May 2, 1988, and expire on May 1, 1990. Thereafter,
terms of office of student members shall be for two years, each
term ending on the same day of the same month of the year as the
term it succeeds. In the event that a student member cannot
fulfill a two-year term, a replacement shall be selected to fill
the unexpired term in the same manner used to make the original
selection.
No student shall be disqualified from membership on the board
of trustees because the student receives a scholarship, grant,
loan, or any other financial assistance payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund, or because the student is employed
by the university in a position pursuant to a work-study program
or other student employment, including as a graduate teaching
assistant, graduate administrative assistant, or graduate research
assistant, the compensation for which is payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund.
Acceptance of such financial assistance or employment by a
student trustee shall not be considered a violation of Chapter
102. or section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 3359.01. (A) There is hereby created a state university
to be known as "The University of Akron." The government of the
university of Akron is vested in a board of eleven trustees who
shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of
the senate. Two of the trustees shall be students at the
university of Akron, and their selection and terms shall be in
accordance with division (B) of this section. Except for the terms
of student members, terms of office shall be for nine years,
commencing on the second day of July and ending on the first day
of July. Each trustee shall hold office from the date of
appointment until the end of the term for which the trustee was
appointed. Any trustee appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior
to the expiration of the term for which the trustee's predecessor
was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term.
Any trustee shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration
date of the trustee's term until the trustee's successor takes
office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever
occurs first. No person who has served a full nine-year term or
more than six years of such a term shall be eligible for
reappointment until a period of four years has elapsed since the
last day of the term for which the person previously served. The
trustees shall receive no compensation for their services but
shall be paid their reasonable necessary expenses while engaged in
the discharge of their official duties. A majority of the board
constitutes a quorum.
(B) The student members of the board of trustees of the
university of Akron shall be students at the university of Akron,
shall have no voting power on the board. Student members, and
shall not be considered as members of the board in determining
whether a quorum is present. Student members shall
not be entitled
to attend executive sessions of the board. The student members of
the board shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and
consent of the senate, from a group of five candidates selected
pursuant to a procedure adopted by the university's student
governments and approved by the university's board of trustees.
The initial term of office of one of the student members shall
commence on July 2, 1988, and shall expire on July 1, 1989, and
the initial term of office of the other student member shall
commence on July 2, 1988, and expire on July 1, 1990. Thereafter,
terms of office of student members shall be for two years, each
term ending on the same day of the same month of the year as the
term it succeeds. In the event that a student member cannot
fulfill a two-year term, a replacement shall be selected to fill
the unexpired term in the same manner used to make the original
selection.
No student shall be disqualified from membership on the board
of trustees because the student receives a scholarship, grant,
loan, or any other financial assistance payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund, or because the student is employed
by the university in a position pursuant to a work-study program
or other student employment, including as a graduate teaching
assistant, graduate administrative assistant, or graduate research
assistant, the compensation for which is payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund.
Acceptance of such financial assistance or employment by a
student trustee shall not be considered a violation of Chapter
102. or section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 3361.01. (A) There is hereby created a state university
to be known as the "university of Cincinnati." The government of
the university of Cincinnati is vested in a board of eleven
trustees who shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice
and consent of the senate. Two of the trustees shall be students
at the university of Cincinnati, and their selection and terms
shall be in accordance with division (B) of this section. The
terms of the first nine members of the board of trustees shall
commence upon the effective date of the transfer of assets of the
state-affiliated university of Cincinnati to the university of
Cincinnati hereby created. One of such trustees shall be appointed
for a term ending on the first day of January occurring at least
twelve months after such date of transfer, and each of the other
trustees shall be appointed for respective terms ending on each
succeeding first day of January, so that one term will expire on
each first day of January after expiration of the shortest term.
Except for the two student trustees, each successor trustee shall
be appointed for a term ending on the first day of January, nine
years from the expiration date of the term the trustee succeeds,
except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be
appointed to serve only for the unexpired term.
Any trustee shall continue in office subsequent to the
expiration date of the trustee's term until the trustee's
successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has
elapsed, whichever occurs first.
No person who has served a full nine-year term or longer or
more than six years of such a term shall be eligible to
reappointment until a period of four years has elapsed since the
last day of the term for which the person previously served.
The trustees shall receive no compensation for their services
but shall be paid their reasonable necessary expenses while
engaged in the discharge of their official duties. A majority of
the board constitutes a quorum.
(B) The student members of the board of trustees of the
university of Cincinnati shall be students at the university of
Cincinnati, shall have no voting power on the board. Student
members, and shall not be considered as members of the board in
determining whether a quorum is present. Student members shall not
be entitled to attend executive sessions of the board. The student
members of the board shall be appointed by the governor, with the
advice and consent of the senate, from a group of five candidates
selected pursuant to a procedure adopted by the university's
student governments and approved by the university's board of
trustees. The initial term of office of one of the student members
shall commence on May 14, 1988, and shall expire on May 13, 1989,
and the initial term of office of the other student member shall
commence on May 14, 1988, and expire on May 13, 1990. Thereafter,
terms of office of student members shall be for two years, each
term ending on the same day of the same month of the year as the
term it succeeds. In the event that a student cannot fulfill a
two-year term, a replacement shall be selected to fill the
unexpired term in the same manner used to make the original
selection.
No student shall be disqualified from membership on the board
of trustees because the student receives a scholarship, grant,
loan, or any other financial assistance payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund, or because the student is employed
by the university in a position pursuant to a work-study program
or other student employment, including as a graduate teaching
assistant, graduate administrative assistant, or graduate research
assistant, the compensation for which is payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund.
Acceptance of such financial assistance or employment by a
student trustee shall not be considered a violation of Chapter
102. or section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 3362.01. (A) There is hereby created a state university
to be known as "Shawnee state university." The government of
Shawnee state university is vested in a board of eleven trustees
who shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and
consent of the senate. Two of the trustees shall be students at
Shawnee state university, and their selection and terms shall be
in accordance with division (B) of this section.
The remaining
trustees shall be appointed as follows: one for a term of one
year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years,
one for a term of four years, one for a term of five years, one
for a term of six years, one for a term of seven years, one for a
term of eight years, and one for a term of nine years. Thereafter
Except for the student members, terms of office shall be for nine
years. All terms of office shall commence on the first day of July
and end on the thirtieth day of June.
Each trustee shall hold office from the date of appointment
until the end of the term for which the trustee was appointed. Any
trustee appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the
expiration of the term for which the trustee's predecessor was
appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Any
trustee shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date
of the trustee's term until the trustee's successor takes office,
or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs
first. No person who has served a full nine-year term or more than
six years of such a term shall be eligible for reappointment until
a period of four years has elapsed since the last day of the term
for which the person previously served.
The trustees shall receive no compensation for their services
but shall be paid their reasonable and necessary expenses while
engaged in the discharge of their official duties.
A majority of the board constitutes a quorum.
(B) The student members of the board of trustees of Shawnee
state university shall be students at Shawnee state university,
shall have no voting power on the board. Student members, and
shall not be considered as members of the board in determining
whether a quorum is present. Student members shall not be entitled
to attend executive sessions of the board. The student members of
the board shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and
consent of the senate, from a group of five candidates selected
pursuant to a procedure adopted by the university's student
governments and approved by the university's board of trustees.
The initial term of office of one of the student members shall
commence on July 1, 1988, and shall expire on June 30, 1989, and
the initial term of office of the other student member shall
commence on July 1, 1988, and expire on June 30, 1990. Thereafter,
terms of office of student members shall be for two years, each
term ending on the same day of the same month of the year as the
term it succeeds. In the event a student member cannot fulfill a
two-year term, a replacement shall be selected to fill the
unexpired term in the same manner used to make the original
selection.
No student shall be disqualified from membership on the board
of trustees because the student receives a scholarship, grant,
loan, or any other financial assistance payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund, or because the student is employed
by the university in a position pursuant to a work-study program
or other student employment, including as a graduate teaching
assistant, graduate administrative assistant, or graduate research
assistant, the compensation for which is payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund.
Acceptance of such financial assistance or employment by a
student trustee shall not be considered a violation of Chapter
102. or section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code.
Sec. 3364.01. (A) The university of Toledo, as authorized
under former Chapter 3360. of the Revised Code, and the medical
university of Ohio at Toledo, as authorized under former sections
3350.01 to 3350.05 of the Revised Code, shall be combined as one
state university to be known as the "university of Toledo."
(B)(1) The government of the combined university of Toledo is
vested in a board of trustees which, except as prescribed in
division (B)(2) of this section, shall be appointed by the
governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The initial
board of trustees of the combined university shall be as
prescribed in division (B)(2) of this section. After the
abolishment of offices as prescribed in division (B)(2)(a) of this
section, the board of trustees of the combined university shall
consist of nine voting members, who shall serve for terms of nine
years, and two nonvoting members, who shall be students of the
combined university and who shall serve for terms of two years.
Terms of office of trustees shall begin on the second day of July
and end on the first day of July.
(2) The initial board of trustees of the combined university
shall consist of seventeen voting members who are the eight
members who made up the board of trustees of the medical
university of Ohio at Toledo prior to May 1, 2006, under former
section 3350.01 of the Revised Code, and whose terms would expire
under that section after May 1, 2006; the eight voting members who
made up the board of trustees of the university of Toledo, under
former section 3360.01 of the Revised Code, and whose terms would
expire under that section after July 1, 2006; and one additional
member appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of
the senate. The terms of office, abolishment of office, and
succession of the voting members of the initial board shall be as
prescribed in division (B)(2)(a) of this section. The initial
board also shall consist of two nonvoting members who are students
of the combined university, as prescribed in division (B)(2)(b) of
this section.
(a) The term of office of the voting member of the initial
board of trustees of the combined university who was not formerly
a member of either the board of trustees of the medical university
of Ohio at Toledo or the board of trustees of the university of
Toledo shall be for nine years, beginning on July 2, 2006, and
ending on July 1, 2015.
The terms of office of the sixteen other voting members of
the initial board of trustees shall expire on July 1 of the year
they otherwise would expire under former section 3350.01 or
3360.01 of the Revised Code.
The office of one voting member whose term expires on July 1,
2007, shall be abolished on that date. The governor, with the
advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a successor to the
office of the other voting member whose term expires on that date
to a nine-year term beginning on July 2, 2007.
The office of one voting member whose term expires on July 1,
2008, shall be abolished on that date. The governor, with the
advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a successor to the
office of the other voting member whose term expires on that date
to a nine-year term beginning on July 2, 2008.
The office of one voting member whose term expires on July 1,
2009, shall be abolished on that date. The governor, with the
advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a successor to the
office of the other voting member whose term expires on that date
to a nine-year term beginning on July 2, 2009.
The office of one voting member whose term expires on July 1,
2010, shall be abolished on that date. The governor, with the
advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a successor to the
office of the other voting member whose term expires on that date
to a nine-year term beginning on July 2, 2010.
The office of one voting member whose term expires on July 1,
2011, shall be abolished on that date. The governor, with the
advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a successor to the
office of the other voting member whose term expires on that date
to a nine-year term beginning on July 2, 2011.
The office of one voting member whose term expires on July 1,
2012, shall be abolished on that date. The governor, with the
advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a successor to the
office of the other voting member whose term expires on that date
to a nine-year term beginning on July 2, 2012.
The office of one voting member whose term expires on July 1,
2013, shall be abolished on that date. The governor, with the
advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a successor to the
office of the other voting member whose term expires on that date
to a nine-year term beginning on July 2, 2013.
The office of one voting member whose term expires on July 1,
2014, shall be abolished on that date. The governor, with the
advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a successor to the
office of the other voting member whose term expires on that date
to a nine-year term beginning on July 2, 2014.
The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate,
shall appoint a successor to the office of the voting member whose
term expires on July 1, 2015, to a nine-year term beginning on
July 2, 2015.
Thereafter the terms of office of all subsequent voting
members of the board of trustees, other than the student members,
shall be for nine years beginning on the second day of July and
ending on the first day of July.
(b) One of the student members of the initial board of
trustees shall be the student member of the former university of
Toledo board of trustees, appointed under former section 3360.01
of the Revised Code, whose term would expire under that section on
July 1, 2007. The term of that student member shall expire on July
1, 2007. The other student member shall be a new appointee,
representing the portion of the combined university that made up
the former medical university of Ohio at Toledo, appointed to a
two-year term beginning on July 2, 2006, and ending on July 1,
2008. That student trustee shall be appointed by the governor,
with the advice and consent of the senate, from a group of three
candidates selected pursuant to a procedure adopted by the
university's student governments and approved by the university's
board of trustees. Thereafter appointment and terms of office of
student members of the board of trustees shall be as prescribed by
division (B)(3) of this section.
(3) The student members of the board of trustees of the
combined university shall be appointed by the governor, with the
advice and consent of the senate, from a group of six candidates
selected pursuant to a procedure adopted by the university's
student governments and approved by the university's board of
trustees. Terms of office of student members shall be for two
years, each term ending on the same day of the same month of the
year as the term it succeeds. In the event that a student member
cannot fulfill a two-year term, a replacement shall be selected to
fill the unexpired term in the same manner used to make the
original selection. Beginning on the effective date of this
amendment, the student members of the board shall have voting
power, shall be considered members of the board in determining
whether a quorum is present, and shall be entitled to attend
executive sessions of the board.
No student shall be disqualified from membership on the board
of trustees because the student receives a scholarship, grant,
loan, or any other financial assistance payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund, or because the student is employed
by the university in a position pursuant to a work-study program
or other student employment, including as a graduate teaching
assistant, graduate administrative assistant, or graduate research
assistant, the compensation for which is payable out of the state
treasury or a university fund.
Acceptance of such financial assistance or employment by a
student trustee shall not be considered a violation of Chapter
102. or section 2921.42 or 2921.43 of the Revised Code.
(4) Each trustee shall hold office from the date of
appointment until the end of the term for which the trustee was
appointed. Any trustee appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior
to the expiration of the term for which the trustee's predecessor
was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term.
Any trustee shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration
date of the trustee's term until the trustee's successor takes
office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever
occurs first.
(5) No person who has served as a voting member of the board
of trustees for a full nine-year term or more than six years of
such a term and no person who is a voting member of the initial
board of trustees as prescribed in division (B)(2)(a) of this
section is eligible for reappointment to the board until a period
of four years has elapsed since the last day of the term for which
the person previously served.
No person who served as a voting member of the board of
trustees of the former university of Toledo, as authorized under
former Chapter 3360. of the Revised Code, for a full nine-year
term or more than six years of such a term, and no person who
served on the board of trustees of the former medical university
of Ohio at Toledo, as authorized under former sections 3350.01 to
3350.05 of the Revised Code, for a full nine-year term or more
than six years of such a term is eligible for appointment to the
board of trustees of the combined university until a period of
four years has elapsed since the last day of the term for which
the person previously served.
(C) The trustees shall receive no compensation for their
services but shall be paid their reasonable necessary expenses
while engaged in the discharge of their official duties. A
majority of the board constitutes a quorum. The student members of
the board have no voting power on the board. Student members shall
not be considered as members of the board in determining whether a
quorum is present. Student members shall not be entitled to attend
executive sessions of the board.
Section 2. That existing sections 3335.02, 3335.09, 3337.01,
3339.01, 3341.02, 3343.02, 3344.01, 3350.10, 3352.01, 3356.01,
3359.01, 3361.01, 3362.01, and 3364.01 of the Revised Code are
hereby repealed.
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