In this context, what does coterminous mean regarding lay board membership?

• A. Lasts for the same duration as the Governor's term
• B. Ends with the calendar year
• C. Lasts for life
• D. Lasts for four years

Answer: (A)

Coterminous means ending at the same time as something else. In this context, lay board membership is tied to the Governor’s term, so a lay member’s service lasts for the same duration as the Governor’s term and ends when the Governor’s term ends. If the Governor serves a four-year term, the lay member’s term generally aligns with that four-year period, and a new governor would appoint new lay members at the term’s end. It isn’t about a fixed calendar year, it isn’t lifelong, and it isn’t inherently a four-year period unless that happens to match the Governor’s term. Thus, the best description is that the lay member’s term lasts for the same duration as the Governor’s term.