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A BILL
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7 To amend the District of Columbia Public Postsecondary Education Reorganization Act to
18 clarify the termsofservice of alumni and appointed members of the University ofthe
19 District of Columbia's Board and to make accompanying technical amendments.
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21 BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
22 act may be cited as the UDC Board of Trustees Term Limit Amendment Act of 2020".
23 Sec. 2. Section 201(d)-(E)of The District of Columbia Public Postsecondary Education
24 Reorganization Act, approved October 26, 1974 (88 Stat. 1423; D.C, Official Code 38-
25 1202.01 (d)-(9) are amended to read as follows:
26 (@) All terms on the Board of Trustees shall begin on May 15th and shall end one or
27 five years thereafter on May 14th. The student member elected pursuant to (c)(2) of this section
28 shall serve for a term of one year. All other members shall serve for a term of five years.
29 Depending on the dateofhis or her election ot appointment, a memberofthe Board of Trustees
30 may not actually serve a full term.
31 (e) A memberofthe Board of Trustees who js elected as an alumni pursuant to (c)(3) of
32 this section may be re-elected to serve i additionai term, after which the individual may not
again be elected pursuant to (c)(3)ofthis section until $ years has passed since his or her last day
of service on the Board.
(0 A memberofthe Board of Trustees who is appointed pursuant to (c)(1)ofthis
section may serve 3 full or partial terms consecutively. No member shall serve more than 15
37 consecutive years regardless of whether elected or appointed, and shall not serve thereafter until
38 5 years has passed since his or her last dayof service on the Board.
39 Sec. 3, Fiscal Impact Statement.
40 The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal
4l impact statement required by section 4a ofthe General Logislative Procedures Act of 1975,
a approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code 1-301.47a),
43 Sec. 4, Effective date.
44 This act shalll take effect following approvalofthe Mayor (or in the eventof veto by the
45 Mayor, aetion by the Council to override the veto), a 60-day periodofcongressional review as
46 provided in scetion 602(c)(1)ofthe District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December
a7 24, 1973 (87 Stat. $13; D.C Official Code 1-206.22(c)(1)), and publication in the District of
48 Columbia Register.