# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1998_S137
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HIGHER EDUCATION
6.65 Budget for Capital Improvements
On a regular basis, the schedule to be determined
by the Board for Higher Education, the Board of Regents shall submit to the Board for Higher Education
proposals for major repairs, capital improvements, and
purchase of equipment. After due consideration of these
proposals, the Board for Higher Education shall submit
its recommendations to the Board of Directors of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
[Rationale: These responsibilities are already assigned to each Board of Regents (6.03 e, f, j 6), to be supervised by the BHE/CUS Board (3.601 i) and are covered in BHE/CUS policy statements.]
6.65 Line of Credit and Borrowing of Funds
Only the Board of Regents is authorized to establish
a line of credit or to borrow for operating needs, subject
to the policies of the Board for Higher Education and
the Board of Directors of the Synod.
[Rationale: This precludes any other entity from
usurping the responsibility of the Board of Regents
(6.03 f).]
6.67 Objections to or Changes in Budget
The Board for Higher Education shall give notice to
the respective Board of Regents of any objection to, or of
a proposed change in, the budget (either operating or
capital-investment) submitted by such board and shall,
upon request, give a hearing to such board with reference thereto, prior to transmitting the same to the
Board of Directors of The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod or the President of the Synod, as the case may
be.
[Rationale: Guidelines and processes for Board for
Higher Education review of institutional budgets are
contained in BHE policy statements. Neither the synodical Board of Directors nor the synodical President
are involved in institutional budgeting processes.]
6.69 Contracts for Capital Improvements
Each Board of Regents shall make all contracts for
major repairs, capital improvements, and expansion of
the physical plant and equipment of its institution only
after recommendation of the Board for Higher Education.
[Rationale: These responsibilities are already assigned to each Board of Regents (6.03 i, j 6), to be supervised by the BHE/CUS Board (3.601 i) and are covered in BHE/CUS policy statements.]
6.71 Business Management
a. The Board of Regents, on recommendation of the
president, shall appoint a business manager who shall
keep accurate accounts of all funds, goods, property,
and assets received and disbursed by the institution in
accordance with the system of accounting and business
records prescribed by the Board for Higher Education
in consultation with the Board of Directors of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. The business manager shall deposit all funds in a bank or banks designated by the Board of Regents, prepare regular financial reports to be transmitted to the Board of Regents
through the president, submit the books, records, files,
and inventories for inspection and audit, under bonding for the faithful performance of duties.
[Rationale: These responsibilities are already assigned to each Board of Regents (6.03 j 1), to be supervised by the BHE/CUS Board (3.601 a, f) and are covered in BHE/CUS policy statements.]
b. The Board of Regents is responsible for the supervision and management of student affairs, of the finances and budgets of student organizations, ventures,
and services, and of properties used or acquired by student enterprises and organizations. The policies gov-

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erning each student organization and its enterprises
are to be submitted to the Board of Regents for its review and approval.
[Rationale: These responsibilities are already assigned to each Board of Regents (6.03 i, j 8) and are covered in BHE/CUS policy statements.]
c. Moved to 6.63
E. Special Regulations Vicarage
6.81 Special Academic Programs
a. The educational institutions of the Synod may be
authorized by the Board for Higher Education to conduct summer schools under the direction of the respective Board of Regents and faculty for regular and special students and for the in-service education of pastors
and teachers.
b. The terminal institutions of the Synod may be authorized by the Board for Higher Education to conduct
schools for graduate studies or correspondence schools
under the direction of the respective Boards of Regents
and faculties for regular and special students and for
the in-service education of pastors and teachers.
[Rationale: This authority is covered under 3.601 c.]
6.83 The Transfer Student
A qualified student applying for admission to an educational institution of the Synod after previous attendance at another synodical institution shall be admitted only after the admitting institution has received
proper credentials, cumulative records, and a recommendation from the president of the synodical institution which the student last attended.
[Rationale: This matter is contained in a Board for
Higher Education policy statement (3.601 a).]
6.85 Eligibility and Assignment of Certain
Church Workers Vicarage
An academic year of supervised internship (vicarage) is required of all seminary students before graduation. ordinarily in the second year before graduation.
Every vicar shall be assigned by the Council of Presidents, acting as the Board of Assignments.
b. The faculties of the Synod’s schools shall consider
applications for temporary supply work by their students only when such applications have received prior
approval of the respective District President.
[Rationale: Details of vicarage policy are established
jointly by the seminaries. Procedures for arranging
temporary service are established between schools and
District presidents.]
No changes are recommended for the Bylaws regarding colloquy, 6.87–6.141.

Action: Adopted (10)
(When first presented, delegates agreed to dispense with the
reading of the Bylaws. An amendment calling for Board of Regents to consist of 12 rather than 13 members, with the District
President an ex-officio nonvoting member, was declined as was
one intended to have Board of Regents members be advisory
members of a search committee. An amendment calling for a
change from shall to may with respect to a president of an institution relinquishing academic tenure and the same change with
respect to the attendance of the Executive Director of the Board
for Higher Education as an observer in the election of an institutional president was offered. The question was divided and both
portions were declined. Delegates declined to consider a substitute resolution which called for the Executive Director to attend
only as an observer and would have excepted seminary presidents
from the requirement to relinquish academic tenure. They also
declined to delete altogether the provisions dealing with relinquishing of academic tenure. After the second 30 minutes of debate there was agreement to call the question. After the resolu-