Sec. 2. Commission membership. Resolved: That the commission consists of the following 9 members:

1. The Commissioner of Education or the commissioner's designee;

2. The Commissioner of Labor or the commissioner's designee from the Division of Labor Market Information Services;

3. Three members representing teachers who are public school teachers in the State, appointed by the Maine Education Association;

4. One member representing superintendents in the State, appointed by the Maine School Superintendents Association;

5. One member representing school principals in the State, appointed by the Maine Principals Association;

6. One member representing school boards in the State, appointed by the Maine School Boards Association; and

7. One member representing the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future; and be it further

Sec. 3. Chair. Resolved: That the commission shall elect a chair from among its members; and be it further

Sec. 4. Appointments; meetings. Resolved: That all appointments must be made no later than 30 days following the effective date of this resolve. The Executive Director of the Legislative Council must be notified by all appointing authorities once the selections have been made. When the appointment of all members has been completed, the chair of the commission shall call and convene the first meeting of the commission no later than 15 days after the final member is appointed; and be it further

Sec. 5. Duties. Resolved: That the commission shall study teacher supply and its alignment with hiring needs, hiring practices, teacher salaries and benefits and comparability with competing careers, assignments of new teachers, supervisory and support systems provided new teachers and attractiveness of the profession.