1.    The state board of higher education may create committees comprised of voting members of the board. The scope of authority for a committee created under this section must be defined in a policy adopted by the board, and the committee’s actions may not exceed that scope.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 15-10-17.5

  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

2.    If a committee comprised of voting members of the board constitutes a quorum of the board, a properly noticed meeting of the committee does not constitute a meeting of the board. Actions of the committee do not constitute actions of the board.

3.    If a committee comprised of voting members of the board constitutes, in whole or in part, a quorum of another committee of the board, a properly noticed meeting of one committee’s meeting does not constitute a meeting of the other committee, unless the meeting of the other committee also is properly noticed. Actions taken at the meeting are limited to the scope of authority of the committee for which the meeting was noticed properly.

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