52:27C-68 Board of Directors.

8. The Board of Directors of the commission shall consist of the following 11 voting members and two non-voting members:

a. The Governor, who shall be the Chair of the commission. The Governor may be represented by an official designee, whose name shall be filed with the commission.

b. The State Treasurer who shall serve ex-officio and may be represented by an official designee, whose name shall be filed with the commission.

c. One commissioner from each of the following departments who shall serve ex-officio: the Department of Environmental Protection; the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Department of Transportation. These commissioners may be represented by an official designee, whose name shall be filed with the commission.

d. The chairman of the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, who shall serve ex officio. This chairman may be represented by an official designee, whose name shall be filed with the commission.

e. Three public members who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, not more than two of whom shall be of the same political party. The three public members shall serve for a term of five years and shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. Of the three public members first appointed pursuant to this subsection, two shall serve for a term of five years and one shall serve for a term of three years. These members shall be New Jersey residents who shall provide appropriate geographical representation from throughout the State and who shall be employed by, owners of, or members of the board of directors of, a business whose principal operation is located in New Jersey. Public members shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.

f. Two additional members who shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Governor. The Governor is authorized to appoint one member upon the recommendation of the President of the Senate and one member upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the General Assembly.

g. One member of the Senate, to be appointed by the President of the Senate, and one member of the General Assembly, to be appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly. These members are non-voting, advisory members, appointed solely for the purpose of developing and facilitating legislation to assist the commission in fulfilling its statutory mission, and may not exercise any of the executive powers delegated to the commission by law.

h. Any vacancies in the appointed membership of the commission occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, but for the unexpired term only.

L.1998, c.44, s.8; amended 2007, c.253, s.30.