Agenda Item Background
| To: | Board of Regents | Date:January 22, 2016 |
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| From: | Gordon Rowe, General Counsel | |
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| Subject: | Approval of Charter for Governance Committee | |
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| Reason for Consideration: | Creation of a new Board of Regents standing committee on Governance requires a committee charter | Enclosures: Yes(Exhibit A) |
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In order to define the mission, responsibilities and organization of the Governance Committee, the Board of Regents (the “Board”) should approve a charter for the Committee. The new Committee would be charged with the following general duties:
develop and recommend rules and policies for the governance of the Board and Kentucky State University (the “University”);
identify and implement best practices in University governance;
develop and provide mentoring and orientation for new Board members; and
provide oversight for risk management of the University.
The full proposed charter is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Approval of charter for the Governance Committee of the Board of Regents, to take effect immediately.
Approval
| Initiator: | Raymond M. Burse |
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| Board Action Date: | January 22, 2016 |
| Effective Date: | January 22, 2016 |
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