C. BOARD MEMBERS: ELIGIBILITY, ELECTIONS, APPOINTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
1. Board Members – Eligibility and Benefits
C.1.01 - Qualifications:
To hold office as a member of the Board of Trustees, one must:
a. be a United States citizen;
b. be 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election, or on the date of appointment, as applicable;
c. have not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be:
(i) totally mentally incapacitated; or
(ii) partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote
d. have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities;
e. have resided continuously in the state for twelve (12) months, and in the territory from which the office is elected for six (6) months;
f. be a qualified (registered) voter;
g take the official oath of office;
h. serve without compensation;
i. reside in the District.
C.1.02 - Residence - Defined:
“Residence” shall mean domicile – one’s home and fixed place of habitation to which one intends to return after any temporary absence. One does not lose one’s resident status by leaving to go to another place for temporary purposes.
C.1.03 - Compensation and Expenses:
Board members shall not receive any remuneration or emolument of office, with the exception of certain health and life insurance benefits as provided by state law.
Board members shall be entitled to reimbursement for their actual expenses incurred in performing their duties, to the extent authorized and permitted by the Board.
C.1.04 - Reimbursement of Costs and Expenses:
Board members shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out Board business, with prior Board approval, and for reasonable expenses incurred while attending meetings and conventions as official representatives of the Board. System charges may be made to the System for registration fees, air travel and lodging.
An amount for Board member travel expense reimbursement shall be approved in the budget each year.
Reimbursement shall be made by the System upon submission of a detailed record of expenses, which shall be reviewed by the Chancellor, and submitted to the Business Office. A Board committee designated by the Board may review individual Board members’ records of expenses. Travel expenses for a Board member’s spouse, or any other person traveling with the Board member, shall not be reimbursed by the System, but shall be at the expense of the Board member, except in the instance of group meals that constitute an official function. All registration fees, travel arrangements, and hotel reservations for such meetings will be made through the Chancellor’s office, as appropriate.
C.1.05 - Board Member Tuition Waivers:
Current Board members, and former Board members who served at least a full six-year term of office, shall be entitled to the same tuition waiver benefit as granted full-time employees.
C.1.06 - Benefits - Former Board Members:
Former members of the Board of Trustees, who served at least a full six-year term of office, shall be accorded the same privileges and benefits accruing to current serving members, as allowed by law.