KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS

ACTION ITEM

Approval of action to make Regent attendance at the annual CPE Trusteeship Conference mandatory.

FACTS

On October 31, 2022, the Board of the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) approved a management improvement plan for Kentucky State University. Section three (3) of the plan requires the University to maintain “[m]andatory board member training and development, including but not limited to financial oversight and effective committee structure.” One mandate under that section is for the University to “[m]ake Regent attendance at the annual CPE Trusteeship conference mandatory.”

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION

The University will be responsible for contributing a certain amount toward the cost of the conference. The University will also reimburse Regents for any in-state travel costs that they incur.

RECOMMENDATION

Interim President Ronald A. Johnson recommends that the Board of Regents approve the action to make Regent attendance at the annual CPE Trusteeship Conference mandatory.

MOTION

Approve the action to make Regent attendance at the annual CPE Trusteeship Conference mandatory.