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a) The program manager acting under the guidance of the executive director shall do all of the following:

(1) Administer this chapter.

(2) Enter into a contract between the bank and each corporation for services to be provided by the corporations for one or more programs or financial products under this

chapter and

Chapter 1 (commencing with

Section 14000) of Part of Division of Title of the Corporations Code.

(3) In accordance with available resources, allow the use of branch offices for the purposes of making these programs under this

chapter accessible to all areas of the state.

(4) Require each corporation to submit an annual written plan of operation.

(5) Authorize the distribution, transfer, leverage, and withholding of moneys in the expansion fund and trust funds.

(6) Authorize the investment of expansion and trust fund moneys.

(7) Oversee the operations of one or more programs authorized pursuant to this

chapter and by

Section 8684.2.

(8) Act as liaison between corporations, other state and federal agencies, lenders, and the Legislature.

(9) Act as secretary to the California Small Business Board, and attend meetings of the California Small Business Board and the bank board. (

b) The program manager may attend and participate at corporation meetings. The program manager or his or her designee shall be an ex officio, nonvoting representative on the board of directors and loan committees of each corporation. The program manager shall confer with the board of directors of each corporation as appropriate and necessary to carry out his or her duties, but in no case shall the program manager confer less than once each fiscal year. (

c) In accordance with available resources, assist corporations in applying for public and private funding opportunities, and in obtaining program support from the business community.