December 8, 2009, Introduced by Reps. Segal, Robert Jones, Schuitmaker, Lori, Bolger and DeShazor and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend an act of the Territorial Laws, p. 1131, vol.
III, approved April 22, 1833, entitled
"An act to establish Kalamazoo college and to prescribe its powers
and duties,"
by amending section 3 (MCL 390.753), as amended by 1985 PA 203.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
3. (1) (a) The
board of trustees may, by a resolution
adopted by 2/3 of its members, fix the number of members to
constitute the board. However, the number of trustees constituting
the
board of trustees shall be not less than at least 15 nor and
not
more than 54. in
number and 15% or more of the trustees shall
be
members in good standing of Baptist churches affiliated with the
American
Baptist churches, U.S.A. Nine
trustees shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the board.
At the first meeting of the board, the trustees shall divide
themselves into 3 classes of 1/3 of the whole number of each as
nearly as possible. The term of office of the first class shall
terminate at the expiration of the first year; of the second class
shall terminate at the end of the second year; and of the third
class shall terminate at the end of the third year, so that 1/3 of
the
number of trustees shall be are
chosen by the board annually by
ballot.
(2) (b)
The board may elect any number of nonvoting honorary
trustees. without
limit as to number. Honorary trustees shall not
be
are not included in the number of trustees constituting the
board of trustees.