An Act relating to the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska.

SB 118 requires the University of Alaska Board of Regents to include one full-time, tenured faculty member from Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Southeast campuses. The bill mandates that faculty regents be selected via campus elections and appointed by the governor from a list of six nominees (two per campus) submitted by faculty senates. Faculty regents serve two-year terms starting June 1, with successors filling unexpired terms if needed. The change takes effect after the University holds required elections and submits nominees by February 1, 2026. This amendment adjusts the board’s composition from 11 to 12 members and updates quorum rules to require six regents present for meetings.