Sec. 20. 10 MRSA §384, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 699, §3, is amended to read:

1. Establishment; membership. There is established as a body corporate and politic and a public instrumentality of the State the Small Enterprise Growth Board, which consists of 11 members appointed by the Governor as follows:

A. An experienced commercial lender;

B. An attorney with knowledge of securities law;

C. Five members of the public who have knowledge and experience in managing or investing in high-growth small businesses;

D. Three members of the public who have knowledge and experience in the development of technological innovation; and

E. The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development or the commissioner's designee, who shall serve as a voting ex officio member of the board.

Sec. 21. 10 MRSA §965, sub-§4, ķA, as amended by PL 1987, c. 534, Pt. B, §§7 and 23, is further amended to read:

A. The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development or the commissioner's designee;

Sec. 22. 20-A MRSA §12705, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 688, §11 and PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. OO, §2 and affected by §4, is further amended to read:

1. Membership. The board of trustees consists of 13 appointed voting members, one ex officio voting member and 2 1 ex officio, nonvoting members member as follows:

C. Twelve from the field of business and industry, the field of labor, the field of education and the general public;

D. The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's successor, who serves as an ex officio voting member;