AN ACT to increase the membership of the board of trustees of the north carolina school of science and mathematics to conform to the increase in the number of congressional districts in this state, as recommended by the general statutes commission.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 116-233(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	There shall be a Board of Trustees of the School, which shall consist of  27 members as follows:
(1)	Thirteen members who shall be appointed by the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina, one from each congressional district.
(2)	Four members without regard to residency who shall be appointed by the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina.
(3)	Three members, ex officio, who shall be the chief academic officers, respectively, of constituent institutions. The Board of Governors shall in 1985 and quadrennially thereafter designate the three constituent institutions whose chief academic officers shall so serve, such designations to expire on June 30, 1989, and quadrennially thereafter.
(4)	The chief academic officer of a college or university in North Carolina other than a constituent institution, ex officio. The Board of Governors shall designate in 1985 and quadrennially thereafter which college or university whose chief academic officer shall so serve, such designation to expire on June 30, 1989, and quadrennially thereafter.
(5)	Two members appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate in accordance with G.S. 120-121.
(6)	Two members appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives in accordance with G.S. 120-121.
(7)	Two members appointed by the Governor."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 116-233(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d)	Members appointed under subdivisions (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of this section shall serve staggered four‑year terms expiring June 30 of odd numbered years.  
(d1)	Only an ex officio member shall be eligible to serve more than two successive terms.
(d2)	 Any vacancy in the membership of the Board of Trustees appointed under G.S. 116‑233(a)(1) or (2) shall be reported promptly by the Secretary of the Board of Trustees to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina, which shall fill any such vacancy by appointment of a replacement member to serve for the balance of the unexpired term. Any vacancy in members appointed under G.S. 116‑233(a)(5) or (6) shall be filled in accordance with G.S. 120‑122. Any vacancy in members appointed under G.S. 116‑233(a)(7) shall be filled by the Governor for the remainder of the unexpired term. Reapportionment of congressional districts does not affect the right of any member to complete the term for which the member was appointed."
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2003.  In order to maintain the current schedule of staggered terms for members appointed under G.S. 116‑233(a)(1) and (2), members currently serving shall continue to serve the terms to which they were appointed, and the member appointed to the position created by this act shall be appointed to a term to end June 30, 2007.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 19th day of May, 2003.

	s/	 Marc Basnight
	 President Pro Tempore of the Senate

	s/	 Richard T. Morgan
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

	s/	 Michael F. Easley
	 Governor

Approved 5:39 p.m. this 20th day of May, 2003