I.B. – Board Procedures – 12-2008

1. Definition

Board Procedures clarify the Governing Policies and are statements of procedure adopted by the Board concerning the management and operation of the institutions, the agencies, and the Board itself. The Procedures are intended to deal with specific methods or issues within the broad framework of the Governing Policies. Board actions directed to particular situations or intended to direct or guide an individual institution or agency are not to be construed as Board Procedures.

2. Adoption, Amendment, or Repeal of Board Procedures

1. Board procedures may be adopted by a majority vote at any regular or special meeting of the Board. The adoption, amendment, or repeal of a Board procedure may be requested by any member of the Board, the executive director, or any chief executive officer. Persons who are Board employees, or students or student groups, must file a written request with the chief executive officer at an institution or agency, or h is or her designee, to receive Board consideration. An Idaho resident other than those described above, may file a written request with the executive director for Board consideration of a proposal. Regardless of the source, a statement of the proposed adoption, amendment, or repeal must be presented to the executive director for transmittal to the Board. If the subject matter of the presentation concerns an agency, institution, or department of the Board, the executive director also notifies the appropriate chief executive officer of the nature of the request.
2. Board action on any proposal is not taken earlier than the next regular or special meeting following Board approval for first reading. During the interim between the first reading and Board action, the chief executive officers seek to discuss and review the proposal with faculty, staff, or other Board employees and students or student groups, as appropriate. The chief executive officers transmit summaries of oral statements and written comments on the proposal to the executive director. After thorough consideration, the proposal is presented by the executive director to the Board for action.