The Governor was given the responsibility for appointing one of these three to have an official vote. After each campus student body elects their student trustee, the Governor chooses one to have an official vote. The other two student trustees continue to have an advisory vote. The Executive Committee meets on call of the chair or of any two members for the transaction of business that is urgent and cannot be postponed until the next regular meeting of the full board. The Executive Committee has all the powers of the Board.
All trustees are members of all standing committees.
The Board Chair appoints one trustee to chair each of the committees for a term of one year. However, the trustees have developed procedures in compliance with the Open Meetings Act by which interested groups and individuals may make presentations and ask questions of the Board in person at a meeting of the Board. Requests for such presentations are granted according to the Procedures for Addressing the Board of Trustees. The University Statutes provide for a University Senates Conference that, in addition to its other duties, may act as an advisory group to the Board, the President of the University, other administrative officials, and the several Senates on matters of University-wide concern. Amendments to the Statutes may be proposed by the Senates of the University or by the Board of Trustees, but in no case will an amendment be adopted without consultation with the Senates.