41-1562. Arizona aerospace and defense
commission; definition


A. An Arizona aerospace and defense commission is established consisting of:


1. One advisory member who is a member of the senate and who is appointed by the
president of the senate.


2. One advisory member who is a member of the house of representatives and who is
appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.


3. The director of the department of commerce or the director's designee.


4. One advisory member who is a director of a privately funded organization for
economic development or a business development director for an airport in this state and
who is appointed by the governor.


5. Two advisory members from a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona
board of regents with expertise in educational or research and development systems that
support the aerospace and defense industries and who are appointed by the governor.


6. Nine private sector members who are appointed by the governor under section
38-211, who are residents of this state and who have knowledge of or expertise in one or
more of the following areas:


(a) The aerospace and defense industries.


(b) Aerospace and defense related research and development.


(c) Existing resources that may support the Aerospace and defense related
industries in this state.


(d) Aerospace and defense related business ventures in this state.


(e) Mechanisms for infrastructure improvement.


(f) Educational systems that support the aerospace and defense industries.


B. The director of the department of commerce shall serve as acting chairman until
the members elect a chairman at the first meeting.


C. Commission members who are appointed shall serve two year terms to begin and end
on the third Monday in January. No commission member who is appointed may serve more
than three consecutive terms.


D. Commission members are not eligible for compensation but are eligible for
reimbursement for expenses pursuant to title 38, chapter 4, article 2.


E. For the purposes of this section, "advisory member" means a member who gives
advice to the other members of the commission at meetings of the commission but who is
not eligible to vote, is not a member for purposes of determining whether a quorum is
present and is not eligible to receive any compensation by the commission.