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4Organizationand Financial Aid Cabinet; and Recruiting and Athletics Personnel Issues Cabinet shall include representativesthat comprise at least 20 percent of persons who are ethnic minorities and at least 35 percent of persons of eachgender. (Adopted: 11/1/07 effective 8/1/08)4.02.6 Selection/Term of Office of Board of Directors, Leadership Council and LegislativeCouncil.4.02.6.1 Selection. Members of the Board of Directors, Leadership Council and Legislative Council shall beselected by the constituencies that they represent. Each membership unit (e.g., conference) that is authorized toselect or nominate individuals must have a plan to assure diversity among these individuals. (Adopted: 11/1/07effective 8/1/08)4.02.6.1.1 Selection Process—Board of Directors. In order to assure that the requirements for diversityof membership (as set forth in Constitution 4.02.5) are met, the following process shall be used:(Adopted: 11/1/07 effective 8/1/08)(a) The conferences represented in each subdivision (as identified in Constitution 4.2.1), shall review theopen positions in the subdivision and shall attempt to coordinate the conference selections to assureadequate diversity in the subdivision’s representatives.(b) The Board of Directors shall review the selections from each subdivision to assess the diversity ofthose selections. If the Board of Directors does not approve the diversity of the selections of a subdivision,it shall ask the subdivision to reconsider the selections and report any changes.(c) If, after reconsideration, the Board of Directors still does not agree that the selections of any subdivisionare adequately diverse, it shall direct each conference that has made a selection in that subdivisionto provide a report on the diversity, qualifications and willingness to serve of the chancellors orpresidents in the conference. The report shall be forwarded to a subcommittee of the Executive Committee.The subcommittee shall analyze the availability and alter selections as warranted to achieveadequate diversity.(d) In the event a conference fails to satisfy Football Bowl Subdivision membership criteria, the conferenceshall lose its designated seat on the Board of Directors and be removed from Football BowlSubdivision classification in the governance structure. The Board of Directors shall be authorized todetermine the manner by which the unallocated Football Bowl Subdivision position is assigned.4.02.6.1.2 Selection Process—Leadership Council, Legislative Council and Championships/Sports Management Cabinet. In order to assure that the requirements for diversity of membership (asset forth in Constitution 4.02.5) are met, the following process shall be used: (Adopted: 11/1/07 effective8/1/08)(a) The conferences represented in the Football Bowl Subdivision shall review together the open positionsand shall attempt to coordinate the conference selections to assure adequate diversity in thesubdivision’s representatives. The conferences represented in the Football Championship Subdivisionand Division I Subdivision shall review together the open positions in those subdivisions and shallattempt to coordinate the conference selections to assure adequate diversity in the representatives.(b) The Board of Directors shall review the selections to assess the diversity of the selections. If the Boardof Directors does not approve the diversity of the selections, it shall ask the subdivision(s) to reconsiderthe selections and report any changes.(c) If, after reconsideration, the Board of Directors still does not agree that the selections are adequatelydiverse, it shall direct each conference that has made a selection in the subdivision(s) to select a slateof four individuals qualified to serve on the particular council or cabinet, including at least onewoman and one ethnic minority, and the Board of Directors shall make the selection for service.4.02.6.2 Term of Office.4.02.6.2.1 Board of Directors. The term of office for the members of the Board of Directors shall be asfollows: (Adopted: 11/1/07 effective 8/1/08)(a) Football Bowl Subdivision members shall serve a four-year term. Football Bowl Subdivision membersof the Board of Directors are not eligible for immediate re-election;(b) The Football Championship Subdivision and Division I Subdivision conferences shall be authorizedto determine the term of office of their members, not to exceed four consecutive years in length.Further, after completing a term, Football Championship Subdivision and Division I Subdivisionmembers of the Board of Directors may not serve again for two years;(c) A conference may remove its representative during a term of office;(d) The terms of service of Board of Directors members shall expire on a staggered basis to provide forcontinuity. Members may be appointed for less than full terms; and(e) Board of Directors members who serve more than one-half of a term shall be considered to haveserved a full term.19