Missouri § 174.453 - Board, appointment — certain residency requirements — terms — board appointments, Missouri Southern State University, Missouri Western State University, and Southeast Missouri State University.

§ 174.453. Board, appointment — certain residency requirements — terms — board appointments, Missouri Southern State University, Missouri Western State University, and Southeast Missouri State University.

1.  Except as provided in section 174.450 and in subsections 4, 5, and 6 of this section, the board of governors shall be appointed as follows:

(1)  Five voting members shall be selected from the counties comprising the institution's historic statutory service region as described in section 174.010, except that no more than two members shall be appointed from any one county with a population of less than two hundred thousand inhabitants;

(2)  Two voting members shall be selected from any of the counties in the state which are outside of the institution's historic service region; and

(3)  One nonvoting member who is a student shall be selected in the same manner as prescribed in section 174.055.

2.  The term of service of the governors shall be as follows:

(1)  The voting members shall be appointed for terms of six years; and

(2)  The nonvoting student member shall serve a two-year term.

3.  Members of any board of governors selected pursuant to this section and in office on May 13, 1999, shall serve the remainder of their unexpired terms.

4.  Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of this section, the board of governors of Missouri Southern State University shall be appointed as follows:

(1)  Not more than four voting members shall be selected who reside in the county in which the institution's principal administrative office is located; and

(2)  One nonvoting member who is a student shall be selected in the same manner as prescribed in section 174.055.

5.  Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of this section, the board of governors of Missouri Western State University shall be composed of eight members appointed as follows:

(1)  Five voting members shall be selected from any of the following counties: Buchanan, Platte, Clinton, Andrew, and DeKalb;

(2)  One nonvoting member who is a student shall be selected in the same manner as prescribed in section 174.055; and

(3)  The provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection shall only apply to board members first appointed after August 28, 2005.

6.  Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of this section to the contrary, the board of governors of Southeast Missouri State University shall be appointed as follows:

(1)  Seven voting members shall be selected, not more than three of whom shall reside in the county in which the institution's principal administrative office is located; and

(2)  One nonvoting member who is a student shall be selected in the same manner as provided in section 174.055.

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(L. 1995 S.B. 340 § 1 subsecs. 2, 3, A.L. 1999 S.B. 218, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1080, A.L. 2005 S.B. 98, A.L. 2006 S.B. 650, A.L. 2021 H.B. 297, A.L. 2026 H.B. 2896)

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