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UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NOTICE OF FINAL 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) and 38-1202.06 (13) (2012 Repl. & 2013 Supp.)), hereby gives notice of its intent to adopt the amendments of 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).
The purpose of the proposed rule is to reconfigure the Standing Committees of the Board of Trustees.
The substance of the rules adopted herein was published in the D.C. Register on June 14, 2013 at 60 DCR 9089, for a period of public comment of not less than thirty (30) days, in accordance with D.C. Official Code § 2-505(a) (2012 Repl. & 2013 Supp). No public comment was received by the Board within the public comment period. The Board of Trustees took final rulemaking action at a regular meeting on September 10, 2013. The rules shall become effective upon 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.
