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Handbook page 177
Source: LCMS Handbook 2023, page 177.
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and have ultimate authority and independence in the operation of the institution subject to appropriate pre -established policies and rules (e.g., Synod Bylaws), under no circumstances shall a board delegate its authority to, nor commingle its authority wit h, any other body that includes nonboard members. Boards of regents may meet with advisory groups (e.g., a foundation board; the CUS board) to seek input, but no votes shall be taken with such advisory groups present.
3.10.6.4 The board of regents shall be authorized to close the institution or to sell
all or any part of the real property that constitutes the campus only after receiving the prior written consent of the Concordia University System Board of Directors and the Synod Board of Directors, except that the board of regents may close or finally divest the institution in the event of legal insolvency necessitating closure or final divestiture after consultation with the Synod Board of Directors and the Concordia Univer sity System Board of Directors.
3.10.6.5 The board of regents shall be authorized to relocate, separate, or divest the
institution if and only if such has been approved under the following procedure, except in the case of a final divestiture as a result of legal insolvency (Bylaw 3.10.6.4):
(1) A proposal of relocation, separation, or divesture is presented to the Synod Board of Directors that specifies why the proposal is in the interest of the Synod. The proposal can be made by a board of regents, a committee of the Synod Board of Directors, or by the Concordia University System Board of Directors.
(2) Upon such proposal, the Synod Board of Directors shall require the proposal be developed adequately to allow determination whether the action proposed is in the interest of the Synod, for which the board of regents, the Concordia University System Board of Directors, and other agencies of the Synod shall in a timely manner supply all information the Board of Directors deems necessary.
(3) The Synod Board of Directors shall consult with the involved board of regents, the Concordia University System Board of Directors, the Institution Advisory Council, and the Council of Presidents.
(4) The Synod Board of Directors may negotiate with the involved board of regents terms that are in the interest of the Synod and the general furtherance of its higher education mission.
(5) The action is approved by the Synod Board of Directors by its twothirds vote and by one of the following by its two-thirds vote: either by the board of regents of the institution being relocated, separated, or divested or by the Concordia University System Board of Directors.
3.10.6.5.1 Two or more Synod colleges or universities shall be authorized to
consolidate the institutions if and only if such has been approved under the following procedure:
(1) The boards of regents of the consolidating schools shall present a detailed consolidation plan to the Concordia University System Board of Directors and the Synod Board of Directors. The plan shall be consistent with the requirements of these Bylaws for a Synod college or university, except that it may involve a consolidated board of regents deviating from the composition specified in Bylaw 3.10.6.2, provided
