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House rejects amendments to bill expanding voting seats on State System board; underlying bill agreed to
Summary
The House debated amendments to a bill that would allow current or retired members of an association (ASPE) to each have a voting seat on the Board of Governors. Two floor amendments seeking to make new positions nonvoting or to prevent conflicts of interest failed; the bill was agreed to as presented.
The House considered a controversial change to a Board of Governors appointment structure that would allow current or retired members of an association (ASPE) to each have a voting seat on the board.
Representative Roy offered Amendment A01339 to replace much of the underlying bill, expand the board to 22 members and designate two added positions as nonvoting to preserve local trustee representation. Roy argued the amendment would avoid conflicts where faculty might vote on matters affecting their own employment. The amendment failed on a recorded vote: ayes 101, nays 102.
Representative Anderson then offered Amendment A01512 to block the possibility of board members participating in collective bargaining votes that would directly benefit their associations, citing Act 188 of 1982 and the Public Employee Relations Act. Anderson said the amendment would —prevent an egregious conflict of interest.— That amendment also failed on a 101-102 roll-call vote.
After the failed amendments, the House agreed to the underlying bill as presented. The clerk recorded the final agreement on the bill; a final roll-call tally for passage was not specified on the transcript.
