A vacancy on the regional board shall be filled by appointment by the state board of trustees. The regional board shall nominate and submit to the state board the names of one (1) or more candidates to fill the vacancy within forty (40) days after the vacancy occurs. The state board of trustees may appoint one (1) of the persons nominated by the regional board or may reject all of the regional board's nominees. If the state board of trustees rejects all of the nominees from a regional board, the state board of trustees shall notify the regional board, and the regional board shall make one (1) or more additional nominations within forty (40) days after receipt of the notice. The state board of trustees shall then fill the vacancy from either the original group of nominations or from the additional nominations.

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-61-11(b).]

As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.263. Amended by P.L.169-2007, SEC.20.