A. The Extension Partnership shall be governed by a 24-member board of trustees consisting of three presidents of community colleges; two presidents of public four-year institutions of higher education, and one president of a private four-year institution of higher education; 15 citizen members, representing manufacturing industries, to be appointed by the Governor; the director of the Center for Innovative Technology; the Secretary of Commerce and Trade; and the Secretary of Technology.

B. Initial appointments in 1992 shall be as follows: the three community college presidents shall be appointed for two-year, three-year, and four-year terms, respectively; the two presidents of the public four-year institutions shall be appointed for two-year and four-year terms, respectively; the president of a private four-year institution shall be appointed for a three-year term; two citizen members shall be appointed for two-year terms, and two citizen members shall be appointed for three-year and four-year terms, respectively. Of the five citizen members to be appointed in 1994, two shall be appointed for two-year terms, two shall be appointed for three-year terms, and one shall be appointed for a four-year term. Of the six citizen members to be appointed in 1997, two shall be appointed for two-year terms, two shall be appointed for three-year terms, and two shall be appointed for four-year terms. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for terms of four years, except that appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired terms. With the exceptions of the director of the Center for Innovative Technology, the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, and the Secretary of Technology, no person shall be eligible to serve for more than two successive four-year terms; however, upon the expiration of a term of less than four years, or after the expiration of the remainder of a term to which appointed to fill a vacancy, two additional terms may be served by such member if appointed thereto.

C. The board shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its members and shall also elect a secretary and a treasurer, who may or may not be members of the board. The board may also elect other subordinate officers, who may or may not be members of the board. All members shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in the work of the Extension Partnership.

D. The board may adopt, alter, or repeal its own bylaws that govern the manner in which its business may be transacted and may form committees and advisory councils, which may include representatives who are not board members.

History

1992, cc. 217, 668; 1994, cc. 31, 383; 1997, c. 324; 2004, c. 989.