Section 5Sec./Art. 5

The Governing Board. - The Governing Board of the state university shall be the Board of Regents, hereinafter referred to as the Board, which shall be composed of the following:

(a) The Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), as chairperson;

(b) President of the University, as vice chairperson;

(c) Chairperson of the Committee on Education, Arts and Culture of the Senate, as member;

(d) Chairperson of the Committee on Higher and Technical Education, House of Representatives, as member;

(e) Regional Director of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), as member;

(f) Regional Director of the Department of Agriculture (DA), as member;

(g) President of the federation of the faculty associations of the University, as member;

(h) President of the federation of the student councils of the University, as member;

(i) President of the federation of the alumni associations of the University, as member; and

(j) Two (2) prominent citizens who have distinguished themselves in their professions or fields of specialization of the University, as members.

The Board of Regents shall appoint two (2) prominent citizens from among a list of at least five (5) persons qualified in the Province of Capiz, as recommended by the search committee constituted by the University president, in consultation with the Chairperson of the CHED, based on the normal standards and qualifications for the position set by the Board.

The term of office of the president of the federation of faculty associations, the president of the federation of student councils, and the president of the federation of alumni associations shall be coterminous with their respective terms of office, as set forth in their respective Constitutions and By-Laws.

The two (2) prominent citizens shall serve for a term of two (2) years, from appointment date.