SECTION 5.4: The student member shall serve for a term of one year beginning with the first meeting of the fiscal year. If the student member does not maintain his or her position as student body president or his or her status as a full-time student at any time during that academic year, a special election shall be held to select a full-time student member.

SECTION 5.5: The nonteaching personnel member shall serve for a term of three years and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. The nonteaching personnel member shall be eligible for reelection, but he or she shall not be eligible to continue to serve as a member of the Board if he or she ceases being an employee of the University. Elections to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term in the same manner as provided for the original election.

SECTION 5.6: Removal of Members

1. Any Board member may be removed by the Governor for cause as prescribed in KRS 63.080(2) or may be removed and replaced as prescribed in KRS 63.080(3) to meet the proportional representation requirement.
2. All appointed members of the Board may be removed for cause as prescribed in KRS 63.080(4) if the Board is no longer functioning according to its statutory mandates as specified in the enabling statutes applicable to the Board, or if the Board membership's conduct as a whole constitutes malfeasance, misfeasance, incompetence, or gross neglect of duty, such that the conduct cannot be attributed to any single member or members.