1. (a)

   1. (1) The Board of Trustees shall:

      1. (i) appoint the Executive Director of the Fund; and
      2. (ii) employ attorneys to advise and represent the Fund in all legal matters and, where necessary, to sue or defend suits in the name of the Fund.
   2. (2) The Executive Director serves at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees.
   3. (3) If the Board of Trustees fails to agree on a successor Executive Director, the Governor shall appoint the successor.

2. (b)

   1. (1) The Executive Director:

      1. (i) is the administrative head of the Fund; and
      2. (ii) shall exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred on the Fund by this title, except for those powers and duties conferred on the Board of Trustees.
   2. (2) The Board of Trustees shall advise the Executive Director on the exercise of the powers and duties conferred on the Executive Director by this title.
3. (c) The Board of Trustees shall determine the compensation of the Executive Director.

Added by Acts 1996, c. 11, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2013, c. 73, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2013, c. 74, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.

Formerly Art. 48A, § 243.