HB4022 SFA #1 Prezioso 2-21
Skinner 7916
Senator Prezioso moved to amend the bill on page one, section five, lines four through fifteen, by striking out all of subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection, designated subsection (b), to read as follows:
(b) The commission shall set the qualifications for the position of chancellor and, when a vacancy occurs, shall conduct a thorough nationwide search for qualified candidates. A qualified candidate is one who meets at least the following criteria:
(1) Possesses an excellent academic and administrative background;
(2) Has served as a university president for at least four years or a position equivalent to that of a vice president for no less than six years;
(3) Demonstrates strong communication skills;
(3) (4) Has significant experience and an
established national reputation as a professional in the field of higher
education;
(4) (5) Is free of institutional or regional
biases; and
(5) (6) Holds or retains no other administrative
position within a system of higher education while employed as chancellor;
and
(7) Receives unanimous support from the statewide council of university presidents: Provided, That failure to meet all listed criteria shall preclude the chancellor of the commission from also serving as the chancellor of the council for community and technical college education, as provided in §18B-2B-3 of this code.;
And,
On page two, section five, lines twenty-five through twenty-seven, by striking out all of subsection (e) and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection, designated subsection (e), to read as follows: