AB45,25,21 16. Establish a budget and make expenditures;

AB45,25,22 17. Borrow money;

AB45,26,3 18. Appoint committees, including standing committees, composed of members, state regulators, state legislators or their representatives, and consumer representatives, and such other interested persons as may be designated in this compact or the bylaws;

AB45,26,5 19. Provide and receive information from, and cooperate with, law enforcement agencies;

AB45,26,7 20. Establish and elect an executive committee, including a chair and a vice chair;

AB45,26,10 21. Determine whether a state’s adopted language is materially different from the model compact language such that the state would not qualify for participation in the compact; and

AB45,26,12 22. Perform such other functions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this compact.

AB45,26,15 (d) The executive committee. 1. The executive committee shall have the power to act on behalf of the compact commission according to the terms of this compact. The powers, duties, and responsibilities of the executive committee shall include:

AB45,26,18 a. Oversee the day-to-day activities of the administration of the compact including enforcement and compliance with the provisions of the compact, its rules and bylaws, and other such duties as deemed necessary;

AB45,26,21 b. Recommend to the compact commission changes to the rules or bylaws, changes to this compact legislation, fees charged to compact member states, fees charged to licensees, and other fees;

AB45,26,23 c. Ensure compact administration services are appropriately provided, including by contract;

AB45,27,1 d. Prepare and recommend the budget;

AB45,27,2 e. Maintain financial records on behalf of the compact commission;

AB45,27,4 f. Monitor compact compliance of member states and provide compliance reports to the compact commission;

AB45,27,5 g. Establish additional committees as necessary;

AB45,27,9 h. Exercise the powers and duties of the compact commission during the interim between compact commission meetings, except for adopting or amending rules, adopting or amending bylaws, and exercising any other powers and duties expressly reserved to the compact commission by rule or bylaw; and

AB45,27,10 i. Other duties as provided in the rules or bylaws of the compact commission.

AB45,27,11 2. The executive committee shall be composed of nine members:

AB45,27,13 a. The chair and vice chair of the compact commission shall be voting members of the executive committee;

AB45,27,15 b. Five voting members from the current membership of the compact commission, elected by the compact commission;

AB45,27,17 c. One ex officio, nonvoting member from a recognized professional association representing dietitians; and

AB45,27,19 d. One ex officio, nonvoting member from a recognized national credentialing organization for dietitians.

AB45,27,21 3. The compact commission may remove any member of the executive committee as provided in the compact commission’s bylaws.

AB45,27,22 4. The executive committee shall meet at least annually.

AB45,28,2 a. Executive committee meetings shall be open to the public, except that the executive committee may meet in a closed, nonpublic meeting as provided in par. (f) 2.

AB45,28,5 b. The executive committee shall give 30 days’ notice of its meetings, posted on the website of the compact commission and as determined to provide notice to persons with an interest in the business of the compact commission.

AB45,28,7 c. The executive committee may hold a special meeting in accordance with par. (f) 1. b.

AB45,28,9 (e) The compact commission shall adopt and provide to the member states an annual report.

AB45,28,12 (f) Meetings of the compact commission. 1. All meetings shall be open to the public, except that the compact commission may meet in a closed, nonpublic meeting as provided in subd. 2.