| 1.  Membership.  In appointing members to the school board,  | 
| the Governor shall give proper consideration to achieving  | 
| statewide geographical representation, cultural equity and gender  | 
| equity.  In appointing voting members to the school board, the  | 
| Governor shall select nominees with experience or special  | 
| knowledge in one or more of the following areas:__law, finance,  | 
| organizational issues, management, education, human resources and  | 
| collective bargaining.__The school board and interested parties  | 
| may submit a list of recommended candidates to the Governor to  | 
| aid in making appointments of voting and nonvoting members.__The  | 
| appointments made by the Governor are subject to review by the  | 
| joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction  | 
| over education matters and subject to confirmation by the  | 
Legislature.  The Governor shall appoint 13 the school board  | 
| consisting of 15 voting members and 2 nonvoting members as  | 
| follows: |