Section 5Sec./Art. 5

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 chairman of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), chairman;

(b) The president of the College, vice chairman;

(c) The chairman of the Committee on Education, Arts and Culture of the Senate, member;

(d) The chairman of the Committee on Education and Culture of the House of Representatives, member;

(e) The Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), member;

(f) The president of the faculty association of the College, member;

(g) The president of the supreme student council of the College, member;

(h) The president of the alumni association of the College, member; and

(i) At least two (2) prominent citizens who have distinguished themselves in their professions or fields of specialization of the College chosen from among a list of at least five (5) persons qualified in the Province of Negros Occidental, as recommended by the search committee constituted by the College president in consultation with the chairman of the CHED based on the normal standards and qualifications for the position, members.

The chairman of the Commission on Higher Education, the president of the College, the education committee chairmen of the Senate and the House, and the Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority shall have an ex officio term of office.

The term of office of the president of the faculty association, the federation of student councils and, when deemed necessary, the president of the alumni association, shall be coterminous with their term/terms of office.

The two (2) prominent citizens shall serve for a term of four (4) years and two (2) years, respectively. In case of vacancy in the office of the president, the officer-in- charge of the College designated by the Board shall serve for the unexpired term only.

The president of the State College, whose term may be terminated according to this Act, shall be entitled to full retirement benefits under existing laws.