20 U.S.C. § 4303 — Board of Trustees
submitted 40 years ago by Pub. L. 99-371 to r/title-20-EDUCATION · 543 words · no verdicts yet
This section establishes Gallaudet University’s Board of Trustees, its membership, terms, quorum, vacancies, and removal rules. It lists the Board’s powers over the University, its property, personnel, programs, degrees, and funds.
(a) Composition of Board. (1) The University* is directed and controlled by a 21-member Board. Three are public members: one Senator appointed by the Senate President and two Representatives appointed by the House Speaker. Eighteen other members are elected by the Board. One of those eighteen is elected under Board regulations after nomination by the Alumni Association for a three-year term. (2) The Senate and House members serve two-year terms beginning with each Congress, may be reappointed, and serve until successors are appointed. (3) The Board may fill vacancies except public-member vacancies. Nine trustees make a quorum. By majority vote, it may remove a nonpublic member who refuses or neglects trustee duties or whose removal the majority believes serves the corporation’s interest and welfare.
(b) Powers of Board. The Board may—
(1) adopt rules, policies, regulations, and bylaws consistent with United States law for University governance, property and funds, buildings and facilities, and student admission, instruction, care, and discharge;
(2) adopt and use a corporate seal;
(3) set dates for annual and other meetings;
(4) appoint a president and set policies and procedures for appointing, paying, and dismissing professors, instructors, and other employees, including outreach and recruitment to employ and advance qualified people with disabilities, especially deaf or hard-of-hearing people;
(5) elect a chair and other officers, set their duties and terms, appoint a five-member executive committee, and give it needed Board powers between meetings;
(6) establish needed schools, departments, and units;
(7) award generally recognized degrees and honors and issue diplomas and certificates consistent with academic standards;
(8) subject to §4353, control Congressional appropriations for the University; and
(9) control spending and investment of money, funds, or property from other sources.
Gallaudet University* shall be under the direction and control of a Board of Trustees, composed of twenty-one members who shall include—
three public members of whom (i) one shall be a United States Senator appointed by the President of the Senate, and (ii) two shall be Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
eighteen other members, all of whom shall be elected by the Board of Trustees and of whom one shall be elected pursuant to regulations of the Board of Trustees, on nomination by the Gallaudet University Alumni Association, for a term of three years.
The members appointed from the Senate and House of Representatives shall be appointed for a term of two years at the beginning of each Congress, shall be eligible for reappointment, and shall serve until their successors are appointed.
The Board of Trustees shall have the power to fill any vacancy in the membership of the Board except for public members. Nine trustees shall constitute a quorum to transact business. The Board of Trustees, by vote of a majority of its membership, is authorized to remove any member of their body (except the public members) who may refuse or neglect to discharge the duties of a trustee, or whose removal would, in the judgment of said majority, be to the interest and welfare of said corporation.
The Board of Trustees is authorized to—
make such rules, policies, regulations, and bylaws, not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States, as may be necessary for the good government of Gallaudet University, for the management of the property and funds of such corporation (including the construction* of buildings and other facilities), and for the admission, instruction, care, and discharge of students;
provide for the adoption of a corporate seal and for its use;
fix the date of holding their annual and other meetings;
appoint a president and establish policies, guidelines, and procedures related to the appointments, the salaries, and the dismissals of professors, instructors, and other employees of Gallaudet University, including the adoption of a policy of outreach and recruitment to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities, particularly individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing;
elect a chairperson and other officers and prescribe their duties and terms of office, and appoint an executive committee to consist of five members, and vest the committee with such of its powers during periods between meetings of the Board as the Board deems necessary;
establish such schools, departments, and other units as the Board of Trustees deems necessary to carry out the purpose of Gallaudet University;
confer such degrees and marks of honor as are conferred by colleges and universities generally, and issue such diplomas and certificates of graduation as, in its opinion, may be deemed advisable, and consistent with academic standards;
subject to section 4353 of this title, control expenditures of all moneys appropriated by Congress for the benefit of Gallaudet University; and
control the expenditure and investment of any moneys or funds or property which Gallaudet University may have or may receive from sources other than appropriations by Congress.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 99–371, title I, § 103, Aug. 4, 1986, 100 Stat. 782; Pub. L. 102–421, title I, §§ 101(c), 111, Oct. 16, 1992, 106 Stat. 2152; Pub. L. 103–73, title II, § 203(c), Aug. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 733.)
- 1986Enacted · Pub. L. 99-371 · 100 Stat. 782
- 1992Amended · Pub. L. 102-421 · 106 Stat. 2152
- 1993Amended · Pub. L. 103-73 · 107 Stat. 733
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 99-371 on 1986-08-04.
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