School Facilities Authority Board

(a) There is established the school facilities authority board, which shall head and oversee the authority. (b) The board shall consist of five voting members. The members shall: (1) Be appointed by the governor pursuant to section 26-34; (2) Have an interest in public school facilities; (3) Include one member actively or previously engaged in the construction industry for at least five years; and (4) Serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for expenses, including travel expenses, necessary for the performance of their duties. (c) The board shall be responsible for: (1) All matters related to the projects the authority is authorized and responsible for initiating and completing under this subpart, including preferred strategies to complete those projects; and (2) Evaluating the performance of the authority's executive director on an annual basis. (d) The board shall select a chairperson by a majority vote of its voting members. A majority of the voting members serving on the board shall constitute a quorum to conduct business. The concurrence of the majority of the voting members serving on the board shall be necessary to make any action of the board valid. (e) The board may form workgroups and subcommittees that include individuals who are not board members, to: (1) Obtain resource information from construction and education professionals and other individuals as deemed necessary by the board; (2) Make recommendations to the board; and (3) Perform other functions as deemed necessary by the board to fulfill its duties and responsibilities. Two or more board members, but less than a quorum, may discuss matters relating to official board business in the course of their participation in a workgroup or subcommittee, and these discussions shall be a permitted interaction as provided for in section 92-2.5; provided that all other provisions of chapter 92 shall apply. (f) The board shall appoint an executive director of the school facilities authority who shall be exempt from chapters 76 and 89. The salary of the executive director shall be set by the board and the executive director shall be included in any benefit program generally applicable to the officers and employees of the State.