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and acquired or financed with tax-exempt bond proceeds prior to the
effective date of this paragraph. The state agency designated as
administrator of federal guaranteed student loan programs pursuant
to Title 20-A, chapter 417, subchapter I shall use its best efforts
to provide competitive rates for the guarantee function. This
paragraph is repealed on July 15, 2000.

 
1.__Origination of loans. A nonprofit corporation formed under
this section may not originate loans or otherwise extend credit
to any person.__The corporation may not discriminate against any
financial institution or credit union authorized to do business
in this State or any other entity with respect to the acquisition
of loans.__The corporation shall adopt policies regarding
conflict of interest.

 
2. Loan guarantee.__All education loan notes incurred under
the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, 20 United States Code,
Chapter 28 by a nonprofit corporation formed under this section
that are acquired with proceeds of tax-exempt bonds using a
portion of the state ceiling on private activity bonds must be
guaranteed by the state agency designated as administrator of
federal guaranteed student loan programs pursuant to chapter 417,
subchapter I, provided that this requirement does not apply to
serial loans of a borrower that are guaranteed by a different
guarantee agency and acquired or financed with tax-exempt bond
proceeds prior to the effective date of this paragraph.__The
state agency designated as administrator of federal guaranteed
student loan programs pursuant to chapter 417, subchapter I shall
use its best efforts to provide competitive rates for the
guarantee function.

 
3.__Board of directors.__The board of directors of a nonprofit
corporation formed under this section consists of 7 members. Four
members representing the public with full voting rights must be
appointed by the Governor, subject to review and approval by the
joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction
over business and economic development matters and confirmation
by the Legislature.__The initial terms of the members appointed
by the Governor pursuant to this subsection begin on the date of
the corporation's year 2000 annual meeting or on December 31,
2000, whichever date occurs first.__The terms of the initial
members must be staggered:__2 members must be appointed to 2-year
terms and 2 members must be appointed to 3-year terms.__On the
expiration of a term of any member, a successor must be appointed
to a 3-year term.__A member serves until a successor is appointed
and qualified.__A member is eligible for reappointment.__If a
member is appointed to fill a vacancy in an unexpired term, that
member may serve only for the remainder of that term until a
successor is appointed.__An officer, director or employee of a
nonprofit corporation formed


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