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UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
The Board of Trustees of the University of the District of Columbia, pursuant to the authority set forth under the District of Columbia Public Postsecondary Education Reorganization Act Amendments (Act) effective January 2, 1976 (D.C. Law 1-36; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-1202.01(a); 38-1202.06(3),(13) (2012 Supp.)), hereby gives notice of its intent to amend Chapter 1 (Board of Trustees) of Subtitle B (University of the District of Columbia), Title 8 (Higher Education), of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR), in not less than thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
The purpose of the proposed rule is to reconfigure the Standing Committees of the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees also gives notice it will take final action to adopt these amendments to the University Rules in not less than thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
Chapter 1, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, of Subtitle B, UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, of Title 8, HIGHER EDUCATION, is amended as follows:
Section 110, COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, is amended as follows:
Subsection 110.1(a) is amended to read:
110.1 The Chairperson of the Board shall annually propose a structure of standing committees to be chaired by voting Board members in addition to the Executive Committee; the Audit Committee; the Budget and Finance Committee; the Academic Affairs Committee, the Student Affairs Committee; and Committee of the Whole for adoption by resolution of a majority of the Board. The membership and jurisdiction of each committee shall be as follows:
(a) The Executive Committee shall be comprised of the Officers of the Board and Chairpersons of all Board Committees. The Executive Committee shall have all of the power of the Board between meetings, but the Board may limit such power by Resolution. Interim actions taken by the Executive Committee must be submitted for ratification by the Board at its next regularly scheduled meeting. If a majority fails to confirm the validity of an Executive Committee action, that action shall be deemed void ab initio. Appropriate notice of Executive Committee actions must be given to all members of the Board and to the public within five (5) business days.
All persons desiring to comment on the subject matter of the proposed rulemaking should file comments in writing not later than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register. Comments should be filed with the Office of General Counsel, Building 39, Room 301-Q, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008. Comments may also be submitted by email to smills@udc.edu. Individuals wishing to comment by email must include the phrase “Comment to Proposed Rulemaking: Tuition and Fees” in the subject line. Copies of the proposed rules may be obtained from the Office of General Counsel at the address set forth above.
