#legislative-oversight

#legislative-oversight

If passed and signed into law, the bill would replace the student regent with a ninth one appointed by the governor. In addition, seven new nonvoting member seats would be established: three for students, two for state senators and two for state representatives. The proposed legislation also details several new policies and programs the board would be required to establish and would give members of the state's General Assembly the ability to override board and university expenditures through a joint resolution.

The state's shifting justification for not letting them in - first a flat denial, then vague 'safety concerns' - only fueled suspicions.