2.3 – Chief Executive Officer

 

The institution has a chief executive officer whose primary responsibility is to the institution and who is not the presiding officer of the board.

_X_  Compliance           ___  Partial Compliance          ___  Non-Compliance

Statement of Rationale for Judgment of Compliance

A&M-Texarkana has a chief executive officer (CEO) whose primary responsibility is to the institution 1 and who is not the presiding officer of the board. The CEO of each component university of the Texas A&M University System is appointed by the System Chancellor, a member appointed by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents,2 eliminating the possibility of the CEO being the Chair of the Board.

1 System Policy Manual

1.3 In addition to other powers and duties assigned in law, the Board shall:

(3) appoint and periodically evaluate the president of each university, director of each agency and the president of the health science center and assist each chief executive officer (CEO) in the achievement of performance goals.

2  Texas Statutes: Education Code Chapter 85

§ 85.17.  SYSTEM CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION OFFICE; EXECUTIVE OFFICER. 

a) The central administration office of the university system shall provide oversight and coordination of the activities of each component institution within the system.

(b) The board shall appoint a chief executive officer of the university system and determine the chief executive officer's term of office, salary, and duties.

(c) The chief executive officer shall recommend a plan for the organization of the university system and the appointment of a chief administrative officer for each component institution, agency, and service, within the system.

Organizational unit responsible for this requirement: Office of the President