GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1886

Short Title:  Science & Math Bd. Change.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives G. Miller; and Mosley.
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Referred to:  Education.
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May 30, 1994

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS. 
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 116-233 reads as rewritten:
"§ 116-233.  Board of Trustees; appointment; terms of office.
(a)	There shall be a Board of Trustees of the School, which shall consist of 16 members:
						(1)	Fourteen members appointed by the Governor:
a.	Six members who are scientists, mathematicians, or administrators familiar with the educational needs and methods of society;
b.	Two members representing the business and industrial community;
c.	One member appointed upon the recommendation of the Lieutenant Governor;
d.	One member appointed upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Public Instruction;
e.	One member appointed upon the recommendation of the State Board of Education;
f.	One member appointed upon the recommendation of the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina;
g.	One member appointed upon the recommendation of the President of the Community College System; and
h.	One member appointed upon the recommendation of the President of Private Colleges and Universities; and
(2)	Two members appointed by the General Assembly:
a.	One member upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
b.	One member upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
(b)	Appointed members of the Board of Trustees shall be selected for their interest in and commitment to public education and to the purposes of the School, and they shall be charged with the responsibility of serving the interests of the whole State. In appointing members, the objective shall be to obtain the services of the best qualified persons, taking into consideration the desirability of diversity of membership, including men and women, representatives of different races, and members of different political parties.
(c)	No member of the General Assembly or the spouse of any member is eligible to be appointed to the Board of Trustees; and any appointed trustee who is elected or appointed to the General Assembly or whose spouse is elected or appointed to the General Assembly shall be considered to resign from membership on the Board of Trustees. 
(d)	Four of the initial class of members of the Board of Trustees appointed under G.S. 116-233(a) by the Governor shall each be chosen for a term of one year to end June 30, 1995:  four shall each be chosen for a term of three years to end June 30, 1997; and four shall each be chosen for a term of four years to end June 30, 1998.  The two members of the initial class appointed by the General Assembly shall be chosen to serve four-year terms.  Any vacancy in the membership of the Board of Trustees appointed under G.S. 116-233(a) shall be reported promptly by the Secretary of the Board of Trustees to the appointing officeholder or body responsible for appointment of the position vacated.  That officeholder or body shall fill the vacancy by appointing an appropriate replacement to serve for the balance of the unexpired term.
		(f)  Whenever an appointed member of the Board of Trustees shall fail, for any reason other than ill health or service in the interest of the State or nation, to be present at three successive regular meetings of the Board, that member's place as a member of the Board shall be considered vacant."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 116-234 reads as rewritten:
"§ 116-234.  Board of Trustees; meetings; rules of procedure; officers.
(a)	The Board of Trustees shall meet at least four times a year and may hold special meetings at any time, at the call of the chairman or upon petition addressed to the chair by at least four of the members of the Board.
(b)	The Governor shall appoint the chair and the vice-chair of the Board of Trustees upon recommendation by the members of the Board.
(c)	The Board of Trustees shall determine its own rules of procedure and may delegate to any committees as it may create such of its powers as it considers appropriate.
(d)	Members of the Board of Trustees shall receive the per diem compensation and necessary travel and subsistence expenses while engaged in the discharge of their official duties that is provided by law for members of State boards and commissions. "
Sec. 3.  G.S. 116-237 is repealed.
Sec. 4.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for the 1994-95 fiscal year, for the Board of Trustees of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, to implement this act.
Sec. 5.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1994.