SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2085        FILED ON: 6/5/2014

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2267

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Stanley C. Rosenberg

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act increasing the membership of the board of trustees and increasing quorum for the transaction of the corporate business of Amherst College.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Stanley C. Rosenberg

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

Ellen Story

3rd Hampshire


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2085        FILED ON: 6/5/2014

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2267

By Mr. Rosenberg, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.  2267) of Stanley C. Rosenberg and Ellen Story for legislation to increase the membership of the board of trustees and increasing quorum for the transaction of the corporate business of Amherst College.  Higher Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Fourteen

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An Act increasing the membership of the board of trustees and increasing quorum for the transaction of the corporate business of Amherst College.

 

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to permit forthwith an increase in the number of members of Trustees of Amherst College from a maximum of 21 to a maximum of 25, therefore, it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.  Section 2 of chapter 84 of the acts of 1824 is hereby amended by striking out, in line 25, the words “nine, at least,” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “a majority”.

SECTION 2.  Section 1 of chapter 433 of the acts of 1972 is hereby amended by striking out the word “twenty-one”, inserted by chapter 158 of the acts of 1991, and inserting in place thereof the figure:- 25.