§302A-1702  School facilities authority; established.  (a)  There is established the school facilities authority, which shall be a body corporate and a public instrumentality of the State.  The authority shall be placed within the department for administrative purposes only.

     (b)  The authority shall employ an executive director exempt from chapters 76 and 89.  The governor shall appoint the executive director in the manner prescribed in section 26-34; provided that the executive director's term shall be for six years, which shall commence on the day the senate advises and consents to the executive director's nomination and the executive director shall not be limited in the number of terms served.  If a vacancy occurs during a term, the governor shall appoint an interim executive director whose appointment shall expire if the senate does not advise and consent to the nomination of an executive director at the next regular session of the legislature after the vacancy occurs.  The salary of the executive director shall be set by the school facilities board and the executive director shall be included in any benefit program generally applicable to the officers and employees of the State.

     (c)  The executive director shall:

     (1)  Serve as the authority's chief executive officer and chief procurement officer;

     (2)  Be responsible for carrying out the purposes of the authority; and

     (3)  Serve on a full-time basis. [L 2020, c 72, pt of §1; am L 2021, c 217, §2]