Sunday, September 7, 2008
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SB892: Higher Education, Council of; requires Governor appoint nonvoting faculty representative thereto.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 23-9.3:2 as follows:
§ 23-9.3:2. Nonvoting faculty representative to the State Council of Higher Education.
The Governor shall also appoint to the State Council of Higher Education a faculty representative to serve in a nonvoting, advisory capacity. Such faculty representative shall be currently employed in a full-time teaching position in a public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth. Such appointment shall be made for a term of one year, except that the appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired term. The faculty representative may serve no more than two terms.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit the State Council of Higher Education from excluding the nonvoting faculty representative from executive sessions or closed meetings pursuant to § 2.2-3711.
The faculty representative shall not be construed to be a member of the State Council of Higher Education for any purpose, including, but not limited to, establishing a quorum or making any official decision.
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