The makeup of Cayman’s university college board of governors would change under a bill due to come before the Legislative Assembly at its next meeting.
Amendments to the University College Law would not only change the membership of the University College of the Cayman Islands board, but also could alter who is allowed to vote on matters that come before the board.
Currently, the UCCI board consists of President Roy Bodden, a non-voting member, the minister of finance or a designee, the minister of education or a designee, six members chosen from organisations representing professional industries or organisations, two members from outside the Islands – if the governor deems that desirable, and two other members, one of whom is a member of the college faculty.
The brief amendment bill, if approved, would allow the two members who are from outside the Islands to vote on matters before the board. Now, those two members are considered honourary, which means they can’t vote. The legislation gives Cabinet members the option to decide whether the people in those positions can vote.
The members from outside the Islands must possess “appropriate academic qualifications or experience”, according to the law.
The proposal before the LA would also eliminate the requirement to select one of the UCCI board members from among the school’s faculty. It would state that “two other members” shall be appointed, without specifying where those individuals should come from.
Finally, the bill states more specifically that the chairman and deputy chairman of the UCCI board can come from either members representing local industry and professional organisations or from the unspecified “two other members” category.
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