Scholarship Board of Directors

Scholarship Board of Directors. (a) The Scholarship Board shall be composed of three members from Saipan, one member from Tinian, and one member from Rota. The members shall serve for a term of four years and may be reappointed. The terms of the initial members shall be staggered when the board is first established as follows: three members shall serve an initial term of three years, and two members shall serve an initial term of four years. The terms of the initial members shall be determined by the drawing of lots. (b) All appointed members shall be registered to vote in the CNMI, be at least 21 years of age, and be residents of the CNMI for at least three years immediately prior to appointment. The Governor shall appoint members of the board subject to confirmation by the Senate. (c) The board shall choose a chairperson among its members to preside over board meetings. It also may establish committees necessary to conduct its business and prescribe by regulation procedures to govern meetings. Source: PL 18-40 § 4(103) (Mar. 21, 2014), modified. Commission Comment: The initial paragraph was undesignated in the original statute. The Commission designated it as subsection (a) pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(a). The Commission struck the figures “3” and “1” from subsection (a) pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(f).