HB 515 -- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI BOARD OF CURATORS

SPONSOR:  Kingery

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass" by the Committee on Higher
Education by a vote of 11 to 1.

Currently, the nine-member University of Missouri Board of
Curators cannot have more than one member from any one
Congressional district.  This bill requires that at least one but
no more than two curators will be appointed from each district.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2010, FY 2011, and
FY 2012.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill addresses the
likelihood that Missouri will lose a Congressional district in
2010.  Currently, the number of curators matches the number of
Congressional districts.  The board supports this method of
solving the problem.

Testifying for the bill were Representative Kingery; and Tom
Atkins, University of Missouri Board of Curators.

OPPONENTS:  Those who oppose the bill say that students deserve a
seat on the board, and this would be a good opportunity to change
the make-up of the board.

Testifying against the bill was Associated Students of the
University of Missouri.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:25 am