What happened: The Midland College Board of Trustees will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 17, with agenda items including the annual racial profiling report showing 777 police stops, 99.7 percent of which were traffic-related, approval of the Midland County Hazard Mitigation Plan,  and consideration of extensive state-mandated policy updates.

Key points:

  • College updates: Trustees will hear a division presentation on Kids’ College as well as  Midland College’s Key Performance Indicators, which typically track enrollment, retention, completions, and other operational outcomes.
  • Racial profiling: Midland College’s Police Department will present the department’s annual racial profiling report. The report shows 777 stops in the past year. The most common reasons for stops were 411 moving traffic violations and 364 vehicle traffic violations.
  • Hazard mitigation: Trustees will consider the Midland County Hazard Mitigation Plan. Adoption makes the college eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding. The plan outlines major natural hazards in areas and long-term steps to reduce risks to people and property.
  • Local policy: Trustees will consider a sweeping set of local policy updates tied primarily to legislation passed during the 89th Texas Legislature and its second special session. These include: a formal procedure allowing board members to access college records, the board’s meeting notice posting at least three business days before a scheduled meeting, and more.

    Also, new Faculty Senate standards, including procedures for removal upon the provost’s recommendation. It also requires the board to conduct a comprehensive review of the college’s general education curriculum at least every five years and to overturn certain curriculum changes.

    The college will also need to create a new facilities planning policy due to the legislature designating certain private spaces by biological sex, and new policies for employees, students, and community members’ expressive activity that prohibit disruptive conduct and require individuals using college facilities to provide identification.