Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-179a

(b) The Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of the following ten members: (1) The State Treasurer, or the Treasurer's designee, who shall serve as an ex-officio voting member; (2) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee, who shall serve as an ex-officio voting member; (3) the chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, or the chancellor's designee, who shall serve as an ex-officio voting member; (4) the Chief Workforce Officer, or the officer's designee, who shall serve as an ex-officio, voting member; (5) the chairperson of the board of directors of the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority; (6) the executive director of the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority; (7) two residents of the state, each of whom is an active or retired trustee, director, officer or employee of a Connecticut institution for higher education, appointed by the board of directors of the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority; (8) a resident of this state with a favorable reputation for skill, knowledge and experience in the higher education loan field, appointed by the board of directors of the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority; and (9) a resident of this state with a favorable reputation for skill, knowledge and experience in either the higher education loan field or in state and municipal finance, appointed by the board of directors of the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority. Of the four appointed members, not more than two may be members of the same political party. The Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority board shall appoint a member or members each for a term of six years or until his or her successor is appointed and has qualified to succeed the members whose terms expire. Said authority board shall fill any vacancy for the unexpired term. A member of the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority board shall be eligible for reappointment. Any member of the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority board may be removed by the appointing authority for misfeasance, malfeasance or wilful neglect of duty. Each member of the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority board before entering upon his or her duties shall take and subscribe the oath or affirmation required by section 1 of article eleventh of the State Constitution. A record of each such oath shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the State.

(c) The chairperson of the board of the directors of the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority shall serve as chairperson of the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority board. The Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority board shall annually elect one of its members as vice-chairman. The Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority board may appoint an executive director, who shall be an employee of the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority board.

(d) To the extent necessary or appropriate to assure that the interest on any of its bonds, notes or other obligations are or continue to be excluded from the gross income of the recipients for federal income tax purposes, the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority or the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority shall take such actions to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, if necessary, to qualify and maintain such subsidiary as a corporation exempt from taxation under said Internal Revenue Code.
ies Authority or the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority shall take such actions to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, if necessary, to qualify and maintain such subsidiary as a corporation exempt from taxation under said Internal Revenue Code.

(e) The provisions of section 1-125 , subsection (e) of section 10a-185 and this subsection shall apply to any officer, director, designee or employee appointed as a member, director or officer of the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority. Any such persons so appointed shall not be personally liable for the debts, obligations or liabilities of the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority as provided in said section 1-125 . The subsidiary shall and the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority may provide for the indemnification to protect, save harmless and indemnify such officer, director, designee or employee as provided by said section 1-125 .

(f) The Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority or the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority may take such actions as are necessary to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, to qualify and maintain any such subsidiary as a corporation exempt from taxation under said Internal Revenue Code.