1. Membership. The commission consists of the following 11 members:

A. Two members of the Senate, one of whom serves on the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services and one of whom serves on the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary, appointed by the President of the Senate;

B. Four members from the House of Representatives, two of whom serve on the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services and two of whom serve on the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary, appointed by the Speaker of the House;

C. One member of the clergy in the State, jointly appointed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House and;

D. One social worker, jointly appointed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House;

E. One representative of an organization in the State with an interest in foster care, jointly appointed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House;

F. One attorney who specializes in foster care issues, jointly appointed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House; and

G. One foster parent, jointly appointed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House.

2. Chairs. The first named Senate member is the Senate chair and the first named House of Representatives member is the House chair.

3. Appointments; meetings. 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 chairs of the commission shall call and convene the first meeting of the commission no later than 10 days after all members have been appointed. The commission shall conduct at least 6 meetings.