Section 5703. Trustees

1. Appointment and election. The board of trustees
  of Cornell university shall be constituted as follows:
    a. Ex officio trustees. The governor, the temporary president  of  the
  senate,  the speaker of the assembly and the president of the university
  shall be ex officio trustees during their respective terms of office.
    b. One life trustee. The eldest  lineal  descendant  of  Ezra  Cornell
  shall be a trustee for his or her life.
    c.   Appointed  trustees.  The  governor  shall  appoint,  subject  to
  confirmation by the senate, three trustees, one each year for a term  of
  three years, commencing on the first day of July.
    d. Board trustees. Fifty-six trustees shall be selected in such manner
  and for such terms as the board of trustees may determine. At all times,
  such board trustees shall include at least: two members from each of the
  fields  of  agriculture,  business  and  labor  in New York state; eight
  trustees to be elected from among and by the alumni of  the  university;
  two  trustees  to  be  elected  from  among  and  by  the faculty of the
  university at Ithaca and Geneva; two trustees to be elected  from  among
  and  by  the  membership of the university's student body at Ithaca; and
  one trustee to be elected from among and by the  nonacademic  staff  and
  employees of the university at Ithaca and Geneva.
    2.  General provisions. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other
  general or specific statute the minimum age for membership on the  board
  of trustees shall be eighteen years.
    b.  The  presence  of  thirty  trustees  at  a  meeting duly called in
  accordance with said university's bylaws shall constitute a  quorum  for
  the transaction of business.