Section 6Sec./Art. 6

The governing body of the College shall be the Board of Trustees, hereinafter referred to as the Board, which shall be composed of the following:

a. The chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) as chairman;

b. The president of the College, vice-chairman;

c. The chairman of the Committee on Education of the Senate or a member of said committee having the power to vote as his representative, member;

d. The chairman of the Committee on Education of the House of Representatives or a member of said committee having the power to vote as his representative, member;

e. The representative of the congressional district where the College is located, member;

f. The president of the faculty association of the College, member; and

g. The president of the supreme student council of the College, member.

In addition, the Board may appoint the following as members, when deemed necessary:

i. The president of the alumni association of the College;

ii. The president of the employees' association of the College; and

iii. Two (2) prominent citizens who have distinguished themselves in their professions or fields of specialization of the College chosen from among those qualified in the Province of Agusan del Sur.

The presidents of the alumni association and of the employees' association, as well as the two (2) prominent citizens so appointed by the Board, shall have the same powers, authority, and privileges as the regular members of the Board.

The chairperson of the CHED, the president of the College, the Education Committee Chairmen of the Senate and the House, and the representative of the congressional district where the College is located, shall have an ex officio term of office, while the presidents of the faculty association and the supreme student council and, when deemed necessary, the presidents of the alumni association and the employees' association shall serve for one (1) year and, when likewise necessary, for the two (2) prominent citizens, one of whom shall serve for four (4) years and the other for two (2) years.