(a) For an institution, the minimum and
maximum number of trustees shall be stated in the articles of incorporation of
the institution. The composition, selection, term of office, and the like, of
the board or council of trustees shall be stated in the bylaws of the
corporation. The composition of the board or council must include members of
the professions, business, industry and other organizations or lay persons. The
board of trustees shall have as its main function the legal operation of the
institution. The primary areas of responsibility of the board are:
(1) Formulation of basic institutional
policy.
(2) Selection of the
president and maintenance of constructive relationships with the president and
the administrative staff.
(3)
Conservation, use and development of the resources of the
institution.
(b) For a
State System university subject to the authority of the Board of Governors, the
chancellor, the president, together with the council of trustees, shall give
overall policy direction to the institution. The president shall administer and
manage the institution under Article XX-A of the School Code (24 P. S.
§§
20-2001-A-20-2019-A).
Notes
The
provisions of this § 31.12 adopted April 30, 1982, effective
5/1/1982, 12 Pa.B. 1389; amended
May 23, 1986, effective 5/24/1986, 16 Pa.B. 1808; amended January 29,
1988, effective 1/30/1988, 18
Pa.B. 455; amended July 14, 2006, effective 7/15/2006, 36 Pa.B.
3650.
The provisions of the § 31.12 issued under
sections 1317 and 1319 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S.
§§
367 and
369); sections 5 and 9 of the
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Act (24 P. S. §§
2510-105 and
2510-109); and sections
2002-A, 2421 and 2603-B of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S.
§§
20-2002-A,
24-2421 and
26-2603-B).
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
40.11 (relating to mission and
governance).
