HCS/HBs 1363 & 906 - This act makes several changes in the representation on the governing bodies of public colleges and universities. These changes affect the governing boards at the University of Missouri, Lincoln University, Truman State University, and the four-year state colleges and universities.

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES - The student representative to the governing board of each of these institutions shall receive reimbursement for expenses related to board meeting attendance. The student representative shall have paid all student fees and tuition prior to appointment to the board and while serving on the board, unless alternative arrangements have been made and agreed to by the student and the institution.

The student representatives may attend closed meetings of the board unless the voting board members who are present unanimously vote to exclude them from the closed meeting.

FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES - The act establishes a faculty member representative as a nonvoting member of each institution's governing body. A panel of three names of full-time faculty members is to be submitted to the Governor by each institution's faculty governing association. From the panel of names, the Governor will appoint the faculty member representative, with the advice and consent of the Senate. Faculty appointments to the Board of Curators of the University of Missouri will rotate among each of the 4 campuses, beginning with the Columbia campus, followed by the Kansas City campus, the Rolla campus, and the St. Louis campus. The faculty member representative at each institution must be a U.S. citizen and a Missouri resident. Faculty member representatives shall serve two year terms and receive reimbursement for necessary expenses of attending board meetings. Faculty member representatives may attend closed meetings of the board unless the voting board members who are present unanimously vote to exclude them from the closed meeting. Provisions for filling faculty vacancies on the boards are specified.

CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS - The act requires that confidentiality, as provided by board policy and law, apply to all members and representatives on the governing boards and allows any member or representative to voluntarily recuse himself from any board deliberation or proceeding.
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SCA 1 - REVISES MEMBERSHIP OF CMSU AND SMSU GOVERNING BOARDS TO ELIMINATE NON-VOTING, OUT-OF-STATE MEMBERS AND ALLOWING MORE THAN ONE MEMBER FROM CERTAIN COUNTIES.