HB 10

                       LAWS OF ALASKA
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Relating to the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska; and providing for an effective
date.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
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                                           AN ACT
1  Relating to the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska; and providing for an effective
2  date.
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4   * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section
5  to read:
6SHORT TITLE. This Act may be known as the University of Alaska Faculty
7  Representation Act.
8   * Sec. 2. AS 14.40.120 is amended to read:
9Sec. 14.40.120. University governed by Board of Regents. The University of
10Alaska shall be governed by a Board of Regents consisting of 12 [11] regents.
11  * Sec. 3. AS 14.40.120, as amended by sec. 2 of this Act, is amended to read:
12Sec. 14.40.120. University governed by Board of Regents. The University of
13Alaska shall be governed by a Board of Regents consisting of 11 [12] regents.
14  * Sec. 4. AS 14.40.130 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
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1(f) In addition to satisfying the requirements in (a) of this section, at least one
2of the 12 regents must be a current full-time faculty member who is employed at and
3has acquired tenure at the University of Alaska Anchorage, the University of Alaska
4Fairbanks, or the University of Alaska Southeast based on the guidelines of that
5campus. A person appointed as a regent under this subsection forfeits the office if the
6person is no longer a full-time, tenured faculty member. The governor shall appoint a
7successor from the list of faculty member nominees submitted under AS 14.40.150(c)
8within 60 days after a forfeiture or vacancy in the office, subject to confirmation by
9the legislature under AS 14.40.150(a).
10  * Sec. 5. AS 14.40.140 is amended to read:
11Sec. 14.40.140. Term of office. Except for a student regent as specified in
12AS 14.40.150(b) and a faculty member regent as specified in AS 14.40.150(c), the
13term of office of a regent is eight years. The term of office begins on the first Monday
14in February of the year in which the appointment is made. Each regent serves until a
15successor is appointed and qualifies.
16  * Sec. 6. AS 14.40.140, as amended by sec. 5 of this Act, is amended to read:
17Sec. 14.40.140. Term of office. Except for a student regent as specified in
18AS 14.40.150(b) [AND A FACULTY MEMBER REGENT AS SPECIFIED IN
19AS 14.40.150(c)], the term of office of a regent is eight years. The term of office
20begins on the first Monday in February of the year in which the appointment is made.
21Each regent serves until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
22  * Sec. 7. AS 14.40.150 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
23(c) At least one member of the Board of Regents must be a faculty member.
24The faculty member shall be appointed from a list of nominees submitted to the
25governor. The governor shall make the appointment from the list within 60 days after
26the list is submitted. The list must consist of the names of two faculty members
27selected by each of the three faculty senates of the University of Alaska, for a total of
28six nominees, after an election is held by each faculty senate. Elections shall be
29conducted under rules established by the Office of the Governor. The term of office of
30a regent appointed under this subsection is two years. The term of office begins June 1
31of the year in which the appointment is made. An appointment of a successor made
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1under AS 14.40.130(f) shall be for the unexpired term of the original appointee.
2   * Sec. 8. AS 14.40.200 is amended to read:
3Sec. 14.40.200. Quorum. Corporate business may not be transacted at any
4meeting of the Board of Regents unless at least seven [SIX] regents are present, the
5majority of the whole board to approve the same.
6   * Sec. 9. AS 14.40.200, as amended by sec. 8 of this Act, is amended to read:
7Sec. 14.40.200. Quorum. Corporate business may not be transacted at any
8meeting of the Board of Regents unless at least six [SEVEN] regents are present, the
9majority of the whole board to approve the same.
10  * Sec. 10. AS 14.40.130(f) and 14.40.150(c) are repealed.
11  * Sec. 11. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to
12 read:
13TRANSITION: INITIAL APPOINTMENT. The University of Alaska shall hold
14 elections for nominees and submit the list of nominees to the governor as required by
15 AS 14.40.150(c), added by sec. 7 of this Act, on or before February 1, 2027.
16  * Sec. 12. Sections 3, 6, 9, and 10 of this Act take effect February 1, 2033.
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