The Saeima shall confirm the Council of Higher Education consisting of twelve members following proposal of Minister of Education and Science. The following will delegate a representative into the Council: Latvian Academy of Science, Council of Creative Unions, Association of Leaders of Education of Latvia, Chamber of Commerce and Industry; the field of higher education in the council shall be represented by one delegated representative from the organizations of rectors, professors of higher educational establishments and students approved by Ministry of Education and Science.
The Minister of Education and Science shall represent the Council in cabinet meetings as follows his office (ex officio) as a member of the Council of Higher Education.

The term in office for members of the Council of Higher Education shall be four years, for representative of students organization - two years

The work of the Chairman of the Council of Higher Education In the Council of Higher Education shall be his/her main occupation.

All the resolutions adopted by the Council of Higher Education shall be available for any person interested in them.
The Council of Higher Education shall have the power of decision making on issues related to higher education only as prescribed by this law. In accordance with this law the resolutions adopted by the Council of Higher Education shall be binding for higher educational establishments.

The Council of Higher Education has the right:

to be familiarised with the assessment and accreditation documents of the study programme of any higher educational establishment;

to require extraordinary accreditation for any higher educational establishment or for its programme of studies;

to require the information necessary for its activities from higher educational establishments and state institutions.