Bylaw 25. Subcommittees

25.1 Establishment.

A Standing Committee may seek to establish one or more subcommittees to assist in the effective conduct of its business. A subcommittee shall be formed, following a recommendation of a Standing Committee, on approval by the Board of a Subcommittee Charter, which shall be incorporated into the charter of the related Standing Committee.

25.2 Authority.

The authority of a Subcommittee shall be no greater in scope than the responsibilities assigned, and the authority delegated, to the related Standing Committee. Any delegation of plenary authority to a Subcommittee, and any change in such authority so delegated, shall require the approval of the Board, on recommendation of the related Standing Committee. Except for matters handled under plenary authority and except as otherwise specified in a Subcommittee charter, the work of the Subcommittee shall be advisory to the related Standing Committee.

25.3 Membership.

Unless otherwise specified in its charter, a Subcommittee shall consist of no fewer than three Regents, all of whom must be members of the related Standing Committee. The Chair of the related Standing Committee shall serve ex officio as an additional member of the Subcommittee. Subcommittees may include advisory members of the related Standing Committee (including Chancellors) with expertise relevant to the work of the Subcommittee.  Subcommittees may also include additional advisory members with expertise relevant to the work of the Subcommittee, who shall be forwarded for consideration to Chair of the related Standing Committee by the President of the University and approved by the Board.

25.4 Appointment.

Except for the ex officio member, all members of a Subcommittee, and those chosen to serve as Chair and Vice Chair, shall be nominated by the Special Committee on Nominations, following a recommendation by the Chair of the related Standing Committee, and approved by the Board.

25.5 Term.

Unless otherwise specified in a subcommittee charter, voting members of Subcommittees, other than the ex officio member, shall be appointed for a term of one year. No Regent may serve consecutively in the position of Subcommittee Chair or in the position of Subcommittee Vice Chair for more than four terms.  Advisory members may serve for such terms as determined by the Board or the Special Committee on Nominations, in consultation with the Chair of the related Standing Committee, and shall not be subject to any term limits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no voting members of a Subcommittee shall serve beyond their term on the related Standing Committee.

25.6 Voting and Quorum.

Only the Regent members of a Subcommittee may vote on Subcommittee business. Advisory members (including Chancellors) may participate in all respects on matters brought before the Subcommittee, except voting. A quorum of a Subcommittee shall be three Regent members.

25.7 Subcommittee Charter Amendments.

Except as provided in Paragraph 25.2 above, the portions of a Committee Charter governing the Subcommittee may be amended on approval of the Board, following a recommendation by the related Standing Committee.

25.8 Reporting.

A Subcommittee shall deliver to the related Standing Committee, at its next regularly scheduled meeting, a report, which may be in writing, of all matters on which the Subcommittee has exercised its delegated authority.

Not amended after January 17, 2019