Oklahoma § 70-3431 - Board of Trustees for Langston University-Oklahoma City

§ 70-3431. Board of Trustees for Langston University-Oklahoma City

and Langston University-Tulsa.

A. On January 1, 2009, there shall be created the Board of

Trustees for Langston University-Oklahoma City and Langston

University-Tulsa which shall consist of seven members appointed by

the Governor and two members of the Board of Regents for the

Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges, or their designees,

selected by the chair of the Board of Regents, who shall serve as

voting, ex officio members. For purposes of serving on the Board of

Trustees, the members of the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma

Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges who are appointed to the Board

of Trustees shall not be subject to the dual-office-holding

restrictions in Section 6 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The

Governor shall appoint the other members of the Board of Trustees

with the advice and consent of the Senate. The members shall be

appointed to numbered positions with staggered terms to expire as

provided in this section. Successors to the initial board members

shall serve seven-year terms that shall expire on June 30 of the

seventh year following appointment. Vacancies on the Board shall be

filled for the unexpired term by the Governor with the advice and

consent of the Senate. One member of the Board of Regents for the

Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges shall hold position

number eight on the Board of Trustees. The other member of the

Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical

Colleges shall hold position number nine on the Board of Trustees.

The numbered positions and terms shall be as follows:

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1. Position No. 1: The term of office of one member shall

expire on June 30, 2010, and each seven (7) years thereafter;

2. Position No. 2: The term of office of one member shall

expire on June 30, 2011, and each seven (7) years thereafter;

3. Position No. 3: The term of office of one member shall

expire on June 30, 2012, and each seven (7) years thereafter;

4. Position No. 4: The term of office of one member shall

expire on June 30, 2013, and each seven (7) years thereafter;

5. Position No. 5: The term of office of one member shall

expire on June 30, 2014, and each seven (7) years thereafter;

6. Position No. 6: The term of office of one member shall

expire on June 30, 2015, and each seven (7) years thereafter;

7. Position No. 7: The term of office of one member shall

expire on June 30, 2016, and each seven (7) years thereafter;

8. Position No. 8: The term of office shall coincide with the

member's term on the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural

and Mechanical Colleges; and

9. Position No. 9: The term of office shall coincide with the

member's term on the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural

and Mechanical Colleges.

B. The Board of Trustees shall be a body corporate and shall

adopt and use an official seal. The Board of Trustees shall elect a

chair, vice-chair, and secretary annually, each of whom shall serve

for a term of one (1) fiscal year and until a successor is elected

and qualified, and who shall perform all duties as directed by the

Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees shall adopt rules which it

deems necessary for the operation of the Board and the discharge of

its duties and shall cause the minutes of all meetings to be kept.

The Board of Trustees shall comply with the Oklahoma Open Meeting

Act and the Oklahoma Open Records Act.

C. The Board of Trustees for Langston University-Oklahoma City

and Langston University-Tulsa shall advise the president of Langston

University and the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural

and Mechanical Colleges on the supervision and management of the

campus of Langston University-Oklahoma City and Langston UniversityTulsa and perform other functions as necessary. The Board of

Trustees shall promulgate rules and enact policies to govern the

processes and procedures of the Board. The Board of Regents for the

Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges and the Board of

Trustees shall appoint a joint committee of at least two members

from each board and at least two members of the staff of each

institution to develop and propose mutually agreed-upon rules and

policies to formalize the review and oversight procedures and the

relationships between the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma

Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges, Langston University, Langston

University-Oklahoma City and Langston University-Tulsa. It is the

intent of the Legislature that in the interests of immediate

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools

responsiveness to the needs of students, employees, and the business

community that the decision or approval process be expedited.

D. On or after January 1, 2009, the Board of Regents for the

Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges may assign and

delineate roles and responsibilities for the Board of Trustees for

Langston University-Oklahoma City and Langston University-Tulsa.

The responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, student

services, facility operations, student financial services, budget

preparations, endowed chairs at Langston University-Oklahoma City

and Langston University-Tulsa, and administrative operations as

specified by the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and

Mechanical Colleges.

E. The Board of Trustees shall establish the usual and

customary accounts established by higher education institutions

within the Office of Management and Enterprise Services necessary to

carry out its duties.

Added by Laws 2008, c. 130, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2008. Amended by Laws

2012, c. 304, § 635.