Section 400.4 - Ben Franklin/IRC Partnership(a) Creation.--A body corporate and politic, to be known as the Ben Franklin/IRC Partnership, is hereby created as a public authority and instrumentality of the Commonwealth. This authority shall exercise the powers of the Commonwealth as an agency of the Commonwealth.(b) Members.--The partnership shall be composed of the following members: (2) A representative of the Governor's Office with responsibilities for technology, to be appointed by the Governor.(3) Five representatives from the manufacturing or advanced technology business sector to be appointed by the Governor, at least two of whom shall be representatives of small-to-medium-sized businesses.(4) Two representatives from the education sector to be appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be a president or board member of a four-year college or university and one of whom shall be a president or board member of an institution that provides vocational instruction.(5) A representative from organized labor to be appointed by the Governor.(6) The chairman of the Milrite Council.(7) Four representatives of the General Assembly appointed as follows: (i) One representative appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate.(ii) One representative appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate.(iii) One representative appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.(iv) One representative appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.(c) Chair.--The secretary shall chair the partnership board and shall be authorized to designate an officer or employee within the department in accordance with section 6(c) to chair partnership board meetings in his absence.(d) Terms.--(1) The secretary and the representative of the Governor's Office with responsibilities for technology shall, for as long as they hold their respective positions, serve on the partnership board for terms of four years, the terms to run concurrently with that of the Governor.(2) Those remaining members of the partnership board initially appointed by the Governor shall serve for the following term of years:(i) Two representatives from the private sector, one representative from the education sector and the labor representative shall serve terms of four years.(ii) Two representatives from the private sector and one representative from the education sector shall serve for terms of three years.(iii) One representative from the private sector shall serve a term of two years.(3) The representatives of the General Assembly shall serve terms of two years, such terms to run concurrently with the term of the legislative session. All of their respective successors shall serve for terms of four years or until their respective successors shall be duly appointed by the Governor. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy created otherwise than by expiration of term shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the member whom he is to succeed.
(e) Compensation.--The members shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for their expenses actually incurred by them in the performance of their duties under this act.1993, July 2, P.L. 439, No. 64, § 4, effective in 120 days.