5. Meetings. The advisory group commission may meet up to 4 times a year. The advisory commission may meet up to 6 more times a year if the advisory commission raises funds as outlined in subsection 8 to compensate members.

6. Attendance. If a member of the advisory group commission fails to notify the chairs about an absence from a meeting more than one time, the original appointing authority may appoint a replacement.

7. Staff assistance. The Executive Department, State Planning Office shall provide all necessary staffing and support services for the advisory group commission. The State Planning Office shall designate an individual as the intergovernmental coordinator.__The purpose of the coordinator is to encourage improved governmental cooperation, efficiencies in service delivery and coordination of regional and cooperative efforts initiated through state departments and agencies.

8. Funding. The advisory group commission is authorized to seek, accept and expend funding to carry out the advisory group's commission's program activities, subject to approval by the Director of the State Planning Office within the Executive Department. All funds accepted must be forwarded to the Director of the State Planning Office, who shall administer all funds received by the advisory group commission. The State Planning Office must transfer sufficient funds to the Legislature for the payment of per diem and expenses to Legislators for their attendance at any additional meetings.

9. Compensation. Legislative members of the advisory group commission are entitled to receive the legislative per diem as defined in Title 3, section 2 and reimbursement for expenses according to Title 5, section 12004-I, subsection 75-C. Public members not otherwise compensated by their employers or other entities that they represent are entitled to receive reimbursement of necessary expenses incurred for their attendance at authorized meetings of the advisory group commission from the Executive Department, State Planning Office, subject to the approval of the Director of the State Planning Office.

10. Quorum; actions. A quorum is a majority of the members of the advisory group commission. An affirmative vote of the