SECTION 1.201. Council Membership and Officers

(a) Membership shall consist of presidents, chancellors and governing board members of public junior, technical, and state colleges. At least 6, but not more than 12 of the members shall consist of presidents or chancellors of public junior, technical, and state colleges, and at least 6, but not more than 12 shall consist of members of the boards of regents or trustees of public junior, technical, and state colleges.

(b) The Community College Association of Texas Trustees (CCATT), or its successor, will nominate trustees of public community colleges to serve on the Council. At least one trustee will be selected by CCATT from each of the Very Large, Large and Small Public Junior College classification groups as defined in the Community College Accountability System. At least two of the trustees will be selected from the Medium accountability group. The trustees so selected will be recommended to the Board for appointment to the Council by Board staff.

(c) The Texas Association of Community Colleges (TACC), or its successor, will nominate chancellors or presidents to serve on the Council. TACC will select at least one Council member from each of the public junior college accountability groups, except Medium, which will have at least two Council members. The chancellors or presidents so selected will be recommended to the Board for appointment to the Council by Board staff.

(d) The chancellors of public technical institutes may nominate themselves or a system president. At least two Council members will be selected from these nominations by Board staff and recommended to the Board for appointment.

(e) A college or college district may not have more than one trustee, regent, chancellor or president serve on the Council at one time.

(f) When a Council member's term ends, nominations for the replacement member will only be accepted from the colleges in the same accountability group the leaving member represented. Small replaces Small, trustee replaces trustee, and so forth. Nominations to replace members whose terms have expired will be held yearly.

(g) Interested persons, such as members of the Texas Association of Community Colleges, the Community College Association of Texas Trustees, and legislative and governmental relations staff will be regularly advised of Council meetings.

(h) The number of Council members shall not exceed twenty-four (24).

(i) Members of the Council shall select the chair and vice-chair who will each serve two-year terms. The vice-chair shall succeed as the presiding chair every two years.

(j) Members shall serve for three-year staggered terms except an individual who serves first as vice-chair and then chair. That individual shall serve a maximum of four years.

Source Note: The provisions of this §1.201 adopted to be effective March 4, 2014, 39 TexReg 1363; amended to be effective May 25, 2015, 40 TexReg 2753; amended to be effective August 30, 2017, 42 TexReg 4300