Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 40j - Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation
Section 7 - Executive Director

Section 7. (a) The board shall select a qualified individual to act as executive director and shall delegate to the executive director full authority to manage the affairs of the corporation and the Massachusetts Microelectronics Center. The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the board. The executive director shall present to the board for its approval annual budgets, staffing plans, operating plans and production plans. The executive director shall supervise the employees of the corporation and the Massachusetts Microelectronics Center and shall have the power to hire and fire them. The executive director shall serve as chief liaison officer to the participating businesses and participating institutions in order to enhance their support of and participation in the affairs of the Massachusetts Microelectronics Center. The executive director shall provide that the resources of the Massachusetts Microelectronics Center are made available to participating institutions in a nondiscriminatory manner.
(b) If, pursuant to section six, the board establishes additional centers, it shall determine whether or not to appoint individual executive directors with similar authority for such centers, in view of the technology in question.

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts

Chapter 40j - Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation

Section 1 - Findings and Purpose

Section 1a - Additional Findings and Revised Public Purpose

Section 2 - Definitions

Section 3 - Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation; Creation; Board of Directors; Employees

Section 4 - Powers of Corporation

Section 4a - Supplemental Powers

Section 4b - Essential Governmental Functions

Section 4c - Application of Sec. 12(h); Tax Exemption for Corporation Debt Obligations and Income Therefrom; Restrictions on Directors Affiliated With Participating Businesses or Institutions

Section 4d - Microelectronics Center; Essential Tasks

Section 4f - Massachusetts Research Center Matching Fund

Section 4g - Scientific and Technology Research and Development Matching Grant Fund

Section 4h - Massachusetts Cybersecurity Innovation Fund

Section 5 - Center Fund; Massachusetts Microelectronics Center

Section 6 - Establishment of Center

Section 6a - John Adams Innovation Institute; Fund; Grants

Section 6b - Massachusetts Broadband Institute; Board of Directors; Broadband Infrastructure; Plan of Operation; Disbursement of Funds; Annual Report

Section 6c - Massachusetts Broadband Incentive Fund

Section 6d - Massachusetts E–health Institute; Dissemination of Health Information Technology; Electronic Health Records Plan; Public-Private Partnership; Funding; Annual Report

Section 6e - E–health Institute Fund

Section 6e.5 - Massachusetts Health Information Technology Revolving Loan Fund

Section 6h - Big Data Innovation and Workforce Fund

Section 6i - Massachusetts Computing Attainment Network, or Masscan; Support From Collaborative; Goals and Objectives; Advisory Board; Annual Report

Section 7 - Executive Director

Section 8 - Annual Report

Section 9 - Audits

Section 10 - Construction of Chapter

Section 11 - Application of Chapter 12a

Section 12 - Massachusetts Centers of Excellence Corporation

Section 13 - Application of Other Laws to the Technology Park Corporation