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10  AN ACT concerning the state board of regents; relating to the member-
11    ship thereof; amending K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 74-3201 and repealing the
12    existing section.
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14  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
15    Section 1.  K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 74-3201 is hereby amended to read as
16  follows: 74-3201. (a) (1) There is hereby created a state board to be known
17  as the board of regents. The board shall be composed of nine members
18  who shall be residents of the state and who shall be appointed by the
19  governor subject to confirmation by the senate as provided in K.S.A. 75-
20  4315b, and amendments thereto. Except as provided by K.S.A. 1996
21  Supp. 46-2601, and amendments thereto, no person appointed to the
22  board shall exercise any power, duty or function as a member of the board
23  until confirmed by the senate. Each member shall hold office for a term
24  of four years, and until a successor is appointed and confirmed. Terms of
25  members shall expire on January 15. All members of the board of regents
26  shall be selected from among the members of the two political parties
27  casting the highest and second highest number of votes respectively for
28  secretary of state at the last preceding general election at which a sec-
29  retary of state was elected. At no time shall more than five members of
30  the board of regents be members of the same political party. The mem-
31  bers of the board of regents shall meet and organize annually by electing
32  one member as chairperson.
33    (2)  The provisions of this subsection are subject to the provisions of
34  subsection (b).
35    (b)  No alumnus of any college or university, other than an alumnus
36  of a state educational institution not presently represented on the board
37  of regents, or any other individual with the exception of the member serv-
38  ing as chairperson of the board on the effective date of this act, may be
39  appointed, or reappointed, to the board of regents, until such time as each
40  state educational institution has at least one alumni member of the board
41  of regents; after which time, any state educational institution which then
42  has more than one alumni member of the board, shall not have an addi-
43  tional alumni member appointed to the board, until such time as no state
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 1  educational institution has more than two alumni members of the board.
 2  Thereafter, no state educational institution shall have more than two of
 3  its alumni as members of the board.
 4    Sec. 2.  K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 74-3201 is hereby repealed.
 5    Sec. 3.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
 6  publication in the statute book.