Section 50-14-3 - State workforce development boardA. The "state workforce development board" is created. The board consists of members appointed as provided in the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998.B. Appointments of members shall have taken into consideration gender, ethnicity and geographic diversity.C. A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same manner as regular appointments are made for the unexpired portion of the regular term.D. All terms of the public members shall be for four years.E. The governor shall appoint one of the business representatives as chairman of the board.F. The board shall meet at the call of the chair.G. A majority of the board members constitutes a quorum.H. Members are eligible to be paid pursuant to the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978].I. A member of the board may not vote on a matter under consideration by the board relating to provision of services by the member or by the entity the member represents, or that would provide direct financial benefit to the member or the member's immediate family, or engage in any other activity determined by the governor to be a conflict of interest as provided in the state plan prepared pursuant to the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Laws 1999, ch. 260, § 3; 2004, ch. 21, § 1; 2005, ch. 111, § 5.