Section 14Sec./Art. 14

Meetings; Quorum. -The Board shall convene regularly. The Chairperson of the Board may call a special meeting whenever necessary:Provided,That members are notified in writing at least five (5) working days prior to the meeting:Provided, further,That the notice shall contain a brief description of the agenda items to be discussed.

A majority of all members of the Board holding office at the time of the meeting is called shall constitute a quorum for the Board meetings:Provided,That the Chairperson of the CHED who is the Chairperson of the Board or the President of the BatStateU is among those present in the meeting.

In the absence of the Chairperson of the CHED, a CHED Commissioner duly designated by the CHED Chairperson to the meeting, shall have all the rights and responsibilities of regular member:Provided, further,That during the meeting, the President of the BatStateU, as Vice Chairperson, shall be the presiding officer:Provided, finally,That the provision notwithstanding, the Chairperson of the CHED is hereby authorized to designate a CHED Commissioner as the regular Chairperson of the Board, in which case, the said CHED Commissioner shall act as the presiding officer.

In case the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education and the House Committee on Higher and Technical Education, as well as the Secretary of DOST, and the Director General of the NEDA, shall not be able to attend the Board meeting, they may designate their respective representatives to the meeting:Provided,That the NEDA and the DOST shall be represented by their respective Regional Directors in the CALABARZON. The designees shall be entitled to voice and vote:Provided, further,That the members of the Board may exercise their right to vote through remote communication andin absentia,as provided for in Section 49 of Republic Act No. 11232.