# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2023_S191
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7. UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
System regardless of their time of appointment of election;
and be it further
Resolved, That Bylaw 3.10.6.2 be amended as follows (with
references to Bylaws 3.10.6.2.1 and 3.10.6.2.2 [f] to bylaws as
would be revised by adoption of Res. 7-04):
PRESENT/PROPOSED WORDING
F. Concordia University System Boards of Regents
…
3.10.6.2 The board of regents of each college and university
shall consist of no more than 18 members, all voting.
1. One ordained minister, one commissioned minister,
and two laypersons shall be elected by the conventions
of the Synod.
2. One ordained minister, one commissioned minister,
and two laypersons shall be elected by the geographical
district in which the institution is located. If any board is
required by its governing documents to include one or
more persons holding residence or church membership
in a specific locality, the institution is responsible for
ensuring (including by appointment, if necessary) that
individual(s) meeting such requirements are included
among those persons serving on such board, and no such
geographic restriction shall apply to Synod-elected
regents.
3. No fewer than four and no more than eight members
shall be appointed as members by the board of regents
according to a the following process determined by the
individual institution.:
(a) Members appointed by the board of regents may
not vote on the appointment of members of the board.
(b) The board of regents nominations committee
shall seek input from the board of regents members,
the president of the institution, the Synod President,
the CUS President, and Synod Board of Directors
regarding qualified and suitable candidates for
appointment.
(c) The board of regents nominations committee
shall properly vet all candidates to ensure the
candidates possess the qualifications specified in
3.10.6.2.1 with particular attention given to the needs
of the institution.
(d) The board of regents nominations committee
shall not nominate for appointment any person who
fails to meet the qualifications required under Bylaw
3.10.6.2.2 (f).
(e) The appointment shall be made by those board of
regents members eligible to vote.
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5. One member, who may be an ordained minister, a
commissioned minister, or a layperson, shall be
appointed by the Praesidium of the Synod after
consultation with the president and chair of the board of
regents of the respective institution and the Board of
Directors of the Synod.
…
and be it finally
Resolutions

Resolved, That Bylaw 1.5.7.1 be amended as follows:
PRESENT/PROPOSED WORDING
1.5.7.1
Unless otherwise specified in these Bylaws, the
procedure for removal of a member of a commission,
agency board, or the LCMS Board of Directors (BOD),
except for those persons subject to Bylaw sections 2.15 and
2.16, shall be as follows:
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(f) If a Concordia University System (CUS) college or
university board of regents is presented with a written
notice from the CUS Board of Directors detailing the
basis for cause for removal of a member of the board of
regents pursuant to Bylaw 1.5.7 (2), (8), or (9), the
written notice shall be handled as follows:
(1) The CUS Board of Directors shall give notice to the
Board of Regents and as otherwise required under
Bylaw 1.5.7.1 (a).
(2) The board of regents shall schedule and hold a
special meeting as required under Bylaw 1.5.7.1 (a) and
(b) and consider a recommendation for removal
under Bylaw 1.5.7.1 (c) (1).
(3) If the board of regents fails to take action or
declines to recommend removal under Bylaw 1.5.7.1
(c) (1) within 90 days of receiving the written notice,
the CUS Board of Directors may present the written
notice to the Praesidium of the Synod.
(4) The Praesidium, without participation of the First
Vice-President of the Synod, shall make an initial
determination as to whether the written notice
presents sufficient grounds for removal of a member
of a board of regents under Bylaw 1.5.7 (2), (8), or (9).
(5) If the Praesidium determines, by majority vote,
that the written notice presents sufficient grounds for
removal, the Praesidium shall appoint a three-person
panel consisting of the First Vice-President of Synod,
a member of the Council of Presidents appointed by
the Council of Presidents, and an additional member
who is a member of the Council of Presidents who
shall be appointed by the First Vice-President and the
member of the Council of Presidents who was
appointed by the Council of Presidents.
(6) This panel shall consider the written notice and
evidence submitted by the CUS Board of Directors and
the board of regents member, and make a
determination as to whether there is sufficient
grounds for removal of the board of regents member
under Bylaw 1.5.7 (2), (8), or (9).
(7) If a majority of the panel concludes sufficient
grounds exist, it shall make a recommendation to the
Synod’s Board of Directors. This recommendation
shall be considered and acted upon under Bylaw
1.5.7.1 (c) (2).
(8) If the CUS Board of Directors presents written
notice stating cause for removal of more than one
member of the board of regents, each written notice
shall be handled separately, although if a panel is
appointed can be considered by the same panel.
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