NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1971 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 320

SENATE BILL 222

 

 

AN ACT TO ADD THE PRESIDENT OF THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ON EACH CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AS EX OFFICIO VOTING MEMBERS, AND TO ADD THE PRESIDENT OF THE STUDENT BODY OF ALL OTHER PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES AND THE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS TO THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SAID INSTITUTIONS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 116-4 is amended by deleting the words "one hundred" in the first sentence of the first paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof the words "one hundred and six".

Sec. 2.  A new section, to be designated G.S. 116-4.1, is hereby added immediately following G.S. 116-4 and immediately preceding G.S. 116-5 to read as follows:

"§ 116-4.1.  President of Student Government made ex officio trustee. — The President of Student Government on each campus of the University of North Carolina shall be a member ex officio of the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina with the power to vote on all matters coming before the Board."

Sec. 3.  G.S. 116-46 is hereby amended as follows:

"(a)       by deleting from subsection (1)a, the word 'twelve' and inserting in lieu thereof the word 'thirteen' and by inserting after the word 'persons' the following: ', twelve of whom shall be';

(b)  by rewriting (1)b, to read as follows: 'The president of the student government at each institution shall be a member ex officio of the Board of Trustees with the power to vote on all matters coming before the Board. Appointments of other members of the Board shall be made so as to provide eight year terms staggered so that three vacancies shall occur every two years.;

(c)  by rewriting subsection (1)d, to read as follows: With the exception of the ex officio member, the Governor shall make all appointments to each Board of Trustees, subject to the confirmation of the General Assembly in joint session assembled.'"

Sec. 4.  G.S. 116-65 is hereby amended by rewriting the second sentence of the first paragraph to read as follows:

"The conductor of the North Carolina Symphony and the president of the Student Government shall be ex officio members of the Board of Trustees with power to vote on all matters coming before the Board."

Sec. 5.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 6th day of May, 1971.