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§18C-7-4. Appointment of the PROMISE Scholarship Board; compensation; proceedings generally.

(a) The West Virginia PROMISE Scholarship Board is comprised of fifteen members. Any member appointed by the Governor prior to the effective date of this section may continue to serve the term for which the member has been appointed: Provided, That by the first day of April, two thousand seven, and thereafter, the membership of the board is comprised as follows:
(1) The chairperson of the commission or a designee who is a member of the commission;
(2) The chancellor of the commission or his or her designee;
(3) The State Superintendent of Schools or his or her designee;
(4) The Secretary of Education and the Arts;
(5) The State Treasurer or his or her designee;
(6) The President of the West Virginia Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators;
(7) The Executive Director of the Governor's Workforce Investment Division;
(8) Eight at-large members, appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate:
(A) One of the eight at-large members has knowledge, skill and expertise in state and federal student financial aid policy and management;
(B) Seven of the eight at-large members represent the state's business and economic community and have knowledge, skill and experience in an academic, business or financial field.
(C) The eight at-large members shall be residents of the state. No more than five of the eight at-large members may be from the same political party. No more than three of the eight at-large members may be from the same congressional district.
(b) At-large members serve a term of four years and may be reappointed at the expiration of their terms. In the event of a vacancy among at-large members, the Governor shall appoint a person representing the same interests to fill the unexpired term. A person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term and is eligible for reappointment. Unless a vacancy occurs due to death, resignation or removal pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, an at-large member of the board shall continue to serve until a successor has been appointed and qualified as provided in subsection (a) of this section. All terms are for four years.
(c) Members of the board shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed by the Office of the Secretary of Education and the Arts for expenses, including travel expenses, actually incurred by a member in the official conduct of the business of the board at the same rate as is paid the employees of the state.
(d) The Secretary of Education and the Arts is the chairperson and presiding officer of the board. A majority of the members of the board constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(e) The at-large members appointed by the Governor may be removed by the Governor for official misconduct, incompetence, neglect of duty or gross immorality and then only in the manner prescribed by law for the removal by the Governor of the state elective officers in accordance with section five, article six, chapter six of this code.