(1) There is hereby created an independent public body politic and corporate to be known as the statewide internet portal authority. The authority shall be a body corporate and a political subdivision of the state and shall not be an agency of the state government and shall not be subject to administrative direction by any department, commission, board, or agency of the state.

(2) The governing body of the authority shall be a board of directors that shall consist of the following fifteen voting members:

(a) The secretary of state;

(b) The head of one of the offices in the office of the governor appointed by the governor;

(c) The executive directors of three principal departments of the state appointed by the governor or the appointed executive director's designee. An appointed executive director of a principal department shall give written notice to the executive director of the authority of his or her designee.

(d)

(I) Three members from the private sector who exhibit a background in information management and technology and who are users of electronic information, products, and services or information technology services that are offered through the private sector appointed by the governor withthe consent of the senate.

(II) The members from the private sector shall serve for terms of four years each; except that, of those members first appointed to the board, the terms of office shall be as follows:

(A) One shall be appointed for two years; and

(B) One shall be appointed for three years.

(e) One member representing the judicial department of the state appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court. If the appointee of the chief justice is not able to attend a meeting of the board, a designee of the person appointed by the chief justice may serve on the board if designated in writing by the chief justice's appointee. The appointee of the chief justice shall give written notice to the executive director of his or her designee.

(f) Two members of the senate, one of whom is appointed by the president of the senate and one of whom is appointed by the minority leader of the senate, and two members of the house of representatives, one of whom is appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and one of whom is appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives. Each of these four members shall exhibit a background in information management and technology or have experience as members of an oversight committee for information management and technology. The appointment of the members to the board by the minority leaders of the senate and house of representatives shall be made as soon as practicable after May 28, 2013.

(g) One member representing local government appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate; and

(h) The chief information officer of the office of information technology created in section 24-37.5-103, or the chief information officer's designee. The chief information officer shall give written notice to the executive director of his or her designee.

(3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2007, p. 915, § 12, effective May 17, 2007.)

(4) The board may appoint such additional nonvoting members to the board as it deems necessary. Additional members appointed pursuant to this subsection (4) shall not be included in determining whether a quorum is present.

(5) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (5), each member shall serve until his or her successor has been appointed and qualified. The person making the original appointment shall fill any vacancy by appointment for the remainder of an unexpired term.

(b) The terms of the members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate and who are serving on May 28, 2013, are extended to and expire or terminate on the convening date of the first regular session of the seventieth general assembly. The terms of the members initially appointed by the minority leaders of the senate and house of representatives expire or terminate on the convening date of the first regular session of the seventieth general assembly. As soon as practicable after such convening date, the speaker, the president, and the minority leaders shall each appoint or reappoint one member in the same manner as provided in paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of this section. Thereafter, the terms of members appointed or reappointed by the speaker, the president, and the minority leaders shall expire on the convening date of the first regular session of each general assembly, and all subsequent appointments and reappointments by the speaker, the president, and the minority leaders shall be made as soon as practicable after such convening date. Members appointed or reappointed by the speaker, the president, and the minority leaders shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and shall continue in office until the member's successor is appointed.

(6) The board shall annually elect a chairperson of the authority from the members of the board and shall annually elect another member as secretary. The board shall not elect the designee of an executive director of a principal department, of the chief information officer, or of the appointee of the chief justice as an officer of the board.

(7) Any appointed member of the board may be removed by his or her appointing authority for misconduct, incompetence, or neglect of duty. Actions constituting neglect of duty shall include, but not be limited to, the failure of board members to attend three consecutive meetings or at least three-fourths of the meetings of the board in any one calendar year.

(8) Neither the members of the authority nor any person authorized by the authority to act in an official capacity shall be held personally liable for any act undertaken pursuant to the provisions of this article.