58-815. Authority; officers; executive director; compensation; receive contributions.
Each year the authority shall elect one of its members as chairperson and another member as vice-chairperson. It may appoint an executive director and assistant executive director, who shall not be members of the authority but who shall serve at the pleasure of the authority. An assistant executive director shall perform the duties of the executive director in the event of the absence or inability to act of the executive director. They shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the authority. The authority may receive contributions to fund any of the expenses of the authority from private donors, including any one or more of the eligible institutions or any one or more associations representing the eligible institutions.
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