General Powers

Title 8: Education – Institutions of Higher Learning Part 2: General Powers Chapter 1 201.0101 APPOINTMENTS The Board of Trustees shall be composed of twelve (12) members. Four (4) members of the Board of Trustees shall be appointed from each of the three (3) Mississippi Supreme Court districts and, as such vacancies occur, the Governor shall make appointments from the Supreme Court district having the smallest number of Board members until the membership includes four (4) members from each district. Miss. Const. Art. VIII, Section 213-A (BT Minutes, 9/90; 1/98; 4/2004) 201.0102 TENURE TERMS The members of the Board of Trustees as constituted on January 1, 2004, shall continue to serve until expiration of their respective terms of office. Appointments made to fill vacancies created by expiration of members’ terms of office occurring after January 1, 2004, shall be as follows: The initial term of the members appointed in 2004 shall be for eleven (11) years; the initial term of the members appointed in 2008 shall be for ten (10) years; and the initial term of the members appointed in 2012 shall be for nine (9) years. After the expiration of the initial terms, all terms shall be for nine (9) years. Miss. Const. Art. VIII, Section 213-A (BT Minutes, 9/90; 1/98; 4/2004) Chapter 2 201.03 MEETINGS OF THE BOARD The Board shall hold two (2) regular slated meetings annually, one (1) in June and the other in January, and as many special meetings as may be necessary on call of the president or on call of five (5) members. In either case, the call shall be in writing and shall be mailed by registered letter with return receipt requested, or by certified mail, to each and every member at least five (5) days prior to the date of meeting. Eight (8) members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for transaction of business. Miss. Code Ann., §37-101-9, as amended. (BT Minutes 5/92; 1/98; 3/2011) Chapter 3 201.0302 PROCEDURES FOR CHANGING BOARD POLICIES AND ADOPTING NEW POLICIES The adoption of new policies or changing existing policies is solely the responsibility of the Board. It is important that sufficient time be given to permit further study and to give interested parties an opportunity to react; therefore, no new policies nor policy revisions introduced for the first time shall be adopted until a subsequent meeting. The Board may temporarily approve a policy to meet emergency conditions. However, discussion and a final vote must be taken before the policy shall be formally adopted. (BT Minutes, 5/90; 1/98; 3/2011) 201.0303 PROCEDURES FOR ALTERING, AMENDING OR REPEALING BOARD BYLAWS OR ADOPTING NEW BYLAWS These bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed and new bylaws may be adopted by a majority vote of the Board at any regular Board meeting or at any special Board meeting when the proposed amendment has been set out in the notice of such meeting. (BT Minutes, 5/90; 1/98; 3/2011)