3. Appointments; chairs; convening of task force; meetings. All appointments must be made no later than 30 days following the effective date of this Act. The appointing authorities shall notify the Executive Director of the Legislative Council once all appointments have been made. The first named Senate member is the Senate chair and the first named House member is the House chair. The first meeting must be called by the chairs no later than 30 days after all appointments have been made. The task force shall meet at least once with students of the Southern Maine Juvenile Facility and hold at least one public hearing.

4. Duties. The task force shall:

A. Determine the best methods of delivery of educational services for students at educational programs and facilities located in or operated by juvenile correctional facilities, with an emphasis on special education and alternative education;

B. Study how to integrate mental health and substance abuse services into an educational setting;

C. Determine the general type of student who will be served by juvenile correctional educational programming;

D. Develop an appropriate set of outcomes for the juvenile correctional educational program;

E. Determine whether juvenile correctional educational programs should seek educational or correctional accreditation; and

F. Determine the necessary qualifications for faculty, administration, recruitment and retention.

5. Staff assistance. Upon approval of the Legislative Council, the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis shall provide necessary staffing services to the task force.

6. Compensation. The members of the task force who are Legislators are entitled to the legislative per diem, as defined