Section 6003. College board of trustees; organization

There shall continue
  to be a board of trustees of the college consisting of  fifteen  members
  of  which  the  lieutenant-governor,  state  commissioner  of education,
  chancellor  of  the  state  university,  the   state   commissioner   of
  environmental  conservation,  and  the chancellor of Syracuse university
  shall be ex officio members. Any ex officio member  may  act  through  a
  representative  appointed  in  a writing filed with the secretary of the
  board. One member shall be elected by and from among the students of the
  college. The election of  the  student  member  shall  be  conducted  in
  accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the college student
  association  in  accordance  with  guidelines  established  by the state
  university. Such student member shall be subject to every  provision  of
  any  general,  special, or local law, ordinance, charter, code, rule, or
  regulation applying to the voting members of such board with respect  to
  the  discharge  of  their  duties  including,  but not limited to, those
  provisions setting forth codes of ethics, disclosure  requirements,  and
  prohibiting business and professional activities. The one member of such
  board  elected  by  and  from  among  the students of the college may be
  removed by such  students  in  accordance  with  rules  and  regulations
  promulgated  by  the  college  student  association  in  accordance with
  guidelines promulgated by state university trustees.
    The board shall  provide  for  the  calling  of  regular  and  special
  meetings,  designate  a chairman, other than the student member, fix the
  number of voting  members  required  to  constitute  a  quorum  for  the
  transaction  of  business  and  the number of voting members required to
  exercise the powers vested in the board and  otherwise  make  and  amend
  rules for the conduct of its affairs.
    The  members  of the board, other than ex officio and student members,
  shall continue to be appointed by the governor, by and with  the  advice
  and  consent  of the senate. The members appointed by the governor shall
  continue to be  divided  into  three  classes,  so  that  the  terms  of
  one-third  thereof  shall  expire every two years. The term of office of
  members shall be six years. A vacancy in the  office  of  an  appointive
  trustee,   other  than  by  expiration  of  term,  shall  be  filled  by
  appointment for the unexpired term. The term of office for  the  student
  member  shall  be one year commencing July first of the calendar year in
  which the election is conducted. In the event that  the  student  member
  ceases to be a student at the institution, such member shall be required
  to  resign.  The  members  of  the board of trustees shall serve without
  compensation, but shall be entitled to their actual  necessary  expenses
  incurred in the performance of their duties.