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IC 21-20-3-1
Name of board of trustees
Sec. 1. The name of the board of trustees of Indiana University is
"the trustees of Indiana University".
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.261.
IC 21-20-3-2
Board; membership
Sec. 2. The board of trustees has nine (9) members.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.261.
IC 21-20-3-3
Board; residency requirement
Sec. 3. This section does not apply to the student trustee
appointed to the board of trustees. Not more than:
(1) one (1) of the trustees elected to the board of trustees; and
(2) two (2) of the trustees appointed to the board of trustees;
may reside in the same county.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.261.
IC 21-20-3-4
Board; elections
Sec. 4. (a) Three (3) members of the board of trustees shall be
elected by the alumni of Indiana University under this chapter. In the
year in which the term of any member of the board of trustees elected
by the alumni expires, a successor to the trustee shall be elected by
the alumni of Indiana University, to serve for a term of three (3)
years beginning July 1 next succeeding the election.
(b) When a vacancy occurs in the membership of the board of
trustees who are elected by the alumni, because of death, resignation,
or any other reason, the vacancy shall be filled by selection by the
Indiana University alumni association executive council for the
unexpired term.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.261. Amended by P.L.29-2012, SEC.4.
IC 21-20-3-5
Board; alumni elections
Sec. 5. The members of the board of trustees who are elected by
the alumni of Indiana University must be alumni of Indiana
University.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.261.
IC 21-20-3-6
Alumni
Sec. 6. The alumni of Indiana University consist of those persons
who have been awarded a degree by the board of trustees of Indiana
University as recommended by the faculty.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.261. Amended by P.L.29-2012, SEC.5.
IC 21-20-3-7
Alumni nominations
Sec. 7. (a) Any one hundred (100) or more alumni of Indiana
University may file with the librarian of Indiana University on or
before April 1 in each year a written nomination for a trustee to be
elected by the alumni at the next election.
(b) After April 1, but not later than June 1, a list of all candidates
nominated under this section shall be mailed by the librarian to each
alumnus at the alumnus's address.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.261.
IC 21-20-3-8
Elections; date
Sec. 8. The election of members of the board of trustees shall be
held at Indiana University on the secular day immediately preceding
July 1. At that time trustees shall be elected to:
(1) serve for a term of three (3) years from July 1 next
succeeding the trustee's election; and
(2) complete any unexpired term or terms.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.261. Amended by P.L.29-2012, SEC.6.
IC 21-20-3-9
Alumni voting procedures
Sec. 9. The university librarian shall conduct the elections to
select the three (3) alumni members of the board of trustees. All
alumni (as described in section 6 of this chapter) are eligible to
participate in the election either by electronic or printed ballot, and
each eligible individual may cast only one (1) vote. A request for a
printed ballot must be made in writing to the university librarian not
later than May 1 of an election year. The university librarian may
adopt rules and regulations as necessary to carry out this section.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.261. Amended by P.L.29-2012, SEC.7.
IC 21-20-3-10
Votes
Sec. 10. The person receiving the greatest number of votes cast
shall be declared the elected trustee. If two (2) or more persons
receive an equal and the greatest number of votes cast, the librarian
shall cast lots to determine which of the persons shall be declared the
elected trustee.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.261.
IC 21-20-3-11
Board; terms
Sec. 11. The term of an elected trustee expires July 1 of the year
in which the terms are to end.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.261.
IC 21-20-3-12
Board; appointments
Sec. 12. (a) The governor shall appoint five (5) members of the
board of trustees for terms of three (3) years.
(b) Whenever a vacancy occurs in the membership of the board of
trustees who are appointed by the governor because of death or
resignation or for any other reason, the vacancy shall be filled by an
appointment of the governor for the unexpired term.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.261. Amended by P.L.29-2012, SEC.8.
IC 21-20-3-13
Board; student appointment
Sec. 13. The governor shall appoint to the board of trustees a
member who must be a full-time student of Indiana University during
the two (2) year tenure of the appointment.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.261.
IC 21-20-3-14
Search and screen committee; creation
Sec. 14. (a) To aid the governor in the selection of the student
member, a search and screen committee is created consisting of:
(1) one (1) representative of the governor; and
(2) at least four (4) students chosen by the elected student
government representatives of the student body, including at
least one (1) student from each campus of the university, main
and regional.
(b) The search and screen committee shall establish the mode and
criteria to be used in the selection of student nominees to serve on
the board of trustees.
(c) The search and screen committee shall submit a list of at least
ten (10) names to the governor for consideration.
(d) The governor shall select one (1) of these names for
appointment as a trustee of the university in accordance with this
chapter.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.261.
IC 21-20-3-15
Board; vacancies
Sec. 15. The board of trustees shall declare vacant the seat of any
trustee who is:
(1) absent without sufficient excuse from two (2) successive
meetings of the board of trustees; or
(2) guilty of any gross immorality or breach of the bylaws of the
trustees of Indiana University.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.261. Amended by P.L.29-2012, SEC.9.
IC 21-20-3-16
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.29-2012, SEC.10.)