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. 24. 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. 25. 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;

E. The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or the commissioner's successor, who serves as an ex officio nonvoting member;

F. The Commissioner of Labor, or the commissioner's successor, who serves as an ex officio nonvoting member; and

G. One member who is from the student body of one of the community college campuses at the time of appointment and who is a permanent resident of the State. To be eligible for appointment as a student member, a student must be enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester.

The student member is a full voting member of the board of trustees and serves for a 2-year term and until a successor is qualified. By January 1st of every 2nd year, the president of the system shall solicit a list of 6 eligible