Minutes of a Regular Meeting, June 22-23, 2004 - Digital Collections

June 22-23, 2004 291871.2 General Counsel shall be at least a second year law student with considerationgiven by the selection committee in its deliberations to professional qualifications, including butnot limited to: past legal counsel experience, quality of writing sample, law facultyrecommendations, understanding of administrative hearings, and familiarity with the Student andAcademic Misconduct Codes of The University of Oklahoma.1.3 General Counsel shall be appointed by the UOSA President, with the advice andconsent of the UOSA Legislative Branch. General counsel shall be recommended to the UOSAPresident by a selection committee composed of: the Chair of the UOSA Student Congress; theChair of the UOSA Graduate Student Senate, or their respective appointees should they beunavailable to serve; one student appointed by the UOSA President; and a representative namedby the Vice President for Student Affairs. The UOSA President will serve as a member of theselection committee, but will only cast a vote in the event of a tie. The outgoing UOSA GeneralCounsel will serve as an ex-officio, non-voting member of the selection committee.RATIONALE:A previous change to the committee composition removed the General Counselcompletely from the selection process to prevent the potential conflict of interest that may occurwhen an Associate General Counsel, hired by the outgoing General Counsel, applies for theGeneral Counsel position. This recommended revision provides the outgoing General Counselwith the opportunity for input in the interview and selection process without the authority of avote.President Boren recommended approval of the revision of The University ofOklahoma Student Code of Responsibilities and Conduct for the Norman Campus to amend titles10.1 and 12.Regent Stuart moved approval of the recommendation. The following voted yes onthe motion: Regents Everest, Clark, Stuart, Weitzenhoffer and Wade. The Chair declared themotion unanimously approved.CORRECTION TO MARCH 2004 AGENDA ITEM REGARDING STUDENTVACCINATIONSThis item was a correction of a scrivener’s error in the March 2004 agenda item.President Boren recommended the Board of Regents modify the agenda item onstudent vaccinations passed at the March 2004 meeting of the Board of Regents (attached heretoas Exhibit G) to correctly reflect the referenced sections of law as Sections 3243 and 3244 ofTitle 70 and to clarify that the exceptions are only available and approved under Section 3244.Regent Everest moved approval of the recommendation. The following voted yes onthe motion: Regents Everest, Clark, Stuart, Weitzenhoffer and Wade. The Chair declared themotion unanimously approved.AMENDMENT TO UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 457(b) ELIGIBLE DEFERREDCOMPENSATION PLAN