2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 23 - POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-81-102) › STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES (§§ 23-1-101 — 23-56-111) › STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES (§§ 23-20-101 — 23-56-111) › Article 30 - BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (§§ 23-30-101 — 23-30-124) › Section 23-30-101 - Board of governors of the Colorado state university system

(1)
(a)
The board of governors of the Colorado state university system, referred to in this section as the "board", is established. The board consists of fifteen members as provided in subsections (1)(b) and (1)(d) of this section.
(b)
Six of the members are advisory, without the right to vote. The advisory members serve terms of one academic year. The six advisory members shall be elected or appointed by their respective governing bodies from their membership as follows:
(I)
One elected officer of the student body who is a full-time junior or senior student at Colorado state university;
(II)
One elected officer of the faculty council of Colorado state university having the rank of associate professor or higher;
(III)
One elected officer of the student body who is a full-time junior or senior student at the Colorado state university - Pueblo;
(IV)
One elected officer of the faculty council of the Colorado state university - Pueblo having the rank of associate professor or higher;
(V)
One student in good standing from the CSU global campus student body, to be recommended by the student affairs committee and approved by the governing council at CSU global campus; and
(VI)
One CSU global campus faculty member with a minimum of three years of service on the CSU global campus faculty, to be recommended by the faculty affairs committee and approved by the governing council at CSU global campus.
(c)
Repealed.
(d)
The remaining nine members of the board shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate in the following manner:
(I)
One of the nine voting members shall either reside in Larimer county or be a graduate of Colorado state university.
(II)
One of the nine voting members shall either reside in southern Colorado, as defined in subsection (1)(f) of this section, or be a graduate of Colorado state university - Pueblo.
(III)
At least two of the nine voting members shall have substantial experience in the production of agriculture.
(IV)
The appointment of the voting members not appointed under subparagraphs (I) and (II) of this paragraph (d) shall be made with consideration given to broad geographical representation whenever possible.
(e)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 1999, § 1, effective August 5, 2008.)
(f)
For purposes of paragraph (d) of this subsection (1), "southern Colorado" means Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Mineral, Otero, Prowers, Pueblo, Rio Grande, and Saguache counties.
(g)
The term of office for each member appointed by the governor is up to four years, expiring on December 31 of the third calendar year following the calendar year in which the member is appointed; except that the terms shall be staggered so that at least two members' terms expire in each calendar year.
(h)
A person, elected or appointed under this section, shall not serve on the board for more than two terms; except that a member of the board, whether elected or appointed, shall continue to serve until a successor is elected or appointed and confirmed by the senate.
(i)
Of the nine members appointed by the governor, no more than five members shall be from the same political party.
(j)
For the purposes of this section, "full-time student" means the same as it does in the respective institutions.
(2)
(a)
Whenever any law of this state refers to the state board of agriculture, it shall be taken to refer to the board of governors of the Colorado state university system. The legal effect of any statute heretofore designating the board of governors of the Colorado state university system by any other name, or property rights heretofore acquired and obligations heretofore incurred under any other name, shall not be impaired.
(b)
The revisor of statutes is authorized to make such changes in other provisions of the statutes as may be necessary to conform such provisions to the change of name of the board specified in subsection (1) of this section.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 2, § 43, eff. 2/25/2022.
L. 2007: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 517, § 1, effective August 3; (1) amended, p. 462, § 1, effective August 3. L. 2008: (1)(d), (1)(e), (1)(f), and (1)(h) amended, p. 1999, § 1, effective August 5. L. 2012: (1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(g), and (1)(h) amended, (HB 12-1220), ch. 100, p. 333, § 2, effective August 8.
(1) This section is similar to former § 23-30-101 as it existed prior to 2007.
(2) Amendments to subsection (1) by Senate Bill 07-052 and House Bill 07-1254 were harmonized.