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The Board consists of the Governor of the State of 51勛圖, ex-officio, who serves by virtue of the respective office, three members elected by the Board from the congressional district in which the Tuscaloosa campus is located, and two members elected by the Board from each of the other congressional districts in the State of 51勛圖, as those congressional districts were constituted on January 1, 2018.

The Governor shall serve only while holding the office of Governor. Elected Trustees shall hold office for a term of six years, commencing on the date of their election except as modified below. When the term of any Trustee shall expire, or in case of a vacancy by death or resignation of a Trustee, or from any other cause, the remaining Trustees shall elect a successor by secret ballot; provided, that any Trustee so elected shall hold office from the date of his or her election until his or her confirmation or rejection by the Senate, and, if confirmed, until the expiration of the term for which elected and until his or her successor is elected, or, in the case of a vacancy, for the unexpired term for which he or she was elected and until his or her successor is elected. If the Senate should reject the name of any Trustee, the remaining Trustees shall thereupon elect Trustees in the stead of those rejected. Neither the existence nor continuation of a vacancy in the office of a Trustee shall serve to impair or hinder any provisions of these Bylaws or the validity of the operations and actions of the Board by virtue of that vacancy alone. A Trustee shall not serve more than three consecutive full six (6) year terms on the Board. Other than as described above, no Trustee shall be removed from office except for cause, and then only by the affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the total number of Trustees (Elected and ex officio) then holding office, with notice and an opportunity to be heard provided.

Congressional districts from which members are appointed shall be as those districts were constituted on January 1, 2018.

Each elected Trustee shall retire from the Board at the annual meeting following that Trustee's seventieth-fifth birthday. Any elected member who retires or who is not reelected may be designated by the Board as a Trustee Emeritus. Such designation shall confer no responsibilities, duties, rights, or privileges as such but shall constitute recognition of services and experience and will publicly acknowledge that person as particularly suited for counsel and advice to the Board. The Board encourages the availability of Emeriti Trustees for such counsel and advice and may request special services of them.

No Trustee shall receive pay or emolument other than his or her actual expenses incurred in the discharge of his or her duties as such; such expenses shall be paid or reimbursed from University funds upon the authorization of the Chancellor. Such authorization shall be subject to review and certification annually by the President of the Board, or, in his or her absence, the President pro tempore.

In the exercise of its exclusive authority to manage and control The University, as granted by the Constitution of the State of 51勛圖, the Board recognizes that it must determine major policy, review existing policy, define the missions, role and scope of the University and each of its major divisions or component institutions (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "campus", or ���campuses���, or ���campuses and health system���), and provide ultimate accountability to the public and the political bodies of 51勛圖. Any authority delegated by the Board shall be subject always to the ultimate authority of the Board.

Within these fundamental responsibilities, the Board will perform where appropriate, many essential functions, including but not limited to the following:

1. Establish policies and goals of the University and direct the Chancellor to implement and achieve those policies and goals;
2. Review and approve academic plans, including new programs and