200.100 Montana University System Organization and Administration

The governance and control of the Montana University System is vested in a Board of Regents (BOR) of Higher Education, which shall have full power, responsibility, and authority to supervise, coordinate, manage, and control the Montana University System and shall supervise and coordinate other public educational institutions as assigned by law. The Board consists of seven members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. Each member is appointed for staggered terms of seven years. If a member does not serve his/her full term, the vacancy is filled for the remainder of the unexpired term. One of the members shall be a student appointed by the Governor who is registered full-time at a unit of education under jurisdiction of the Board. The length of the term of the student member shall not be less than one year and not more than four years. The BOR Policy Handbook is available online here. 

Section 200 Governance and Organization