AB666,29,54 6. Each commissioner shall be entitled to one vote on all matters that are voted
5upon by the commission.
AB666,29,86 7. The commission shall meet at least once during each calendar year.
7Additional meetings may be held as set forth in the bylaws. The commission may
8meet by telecommunication, video conference or other similar electronic means.
AB666,29,99 (c) The commission shall have the following powers:
AB666,29,1010 1. Establish the fiscal year of the commission;
AB666,29,1111 2. Establish a code of conduct and conflict of interest policies;
AB666,29,1212 3. Adopt rules and bylaws;
AB666,29,1313 4. Maintain its financial records in accordance with the bylaws;
AB666,29,1514 5. Meet and take such actions as are consistent with the provisions of this
15compact, the commission's rules, and the bylaws;
AB666,29,1816 6. Initiate and conclude legal proceedings or actions in the name of the
17commission, provided that the standing of any state licensing authority to sue or be
18sued under applicable law shall not be affected;
AB666,29,2119 7. Maintain and certify records and information provided to a participating
20state as the authenticated business records of the commission, and designate a
21person to do so on the commission's behalf;
AB666,29,2222 8. Purchase and maintain insurance and bonds;
AB666,29,2423 9. Borrow, accept, or contract for services of personnel, including, but not
24limited to, employees of a participating state;
AB666,29,2525 10. Conduct an annual financial review;
AB666,30,5
111. Hire employees, elect or appoint officers, fix compensation, define duties,
2grant such individuals appropriate authority to carry out the purposes of the
3compact, and establish the commission's personnel policies and programs relating
4to conflicts of interest, qualifications of personnel, and other related personnel
5matters;
AB666,30,136 12. As set forth in the commission rules, charge a fee to a licensee for the grant
7of a compact privilege in a remote state and thereafter, as may be established by
8commission rule, charge the licensee a compact privilege renewal fee for each
9renewal period in which that licensee exercises or intends to exercise the compact
10privilege in that remote state. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent a remote
11state from charging a licensee a fee for a compact privilege or renewals of a compact
12privilege, or a fee for the jurisprudence requirement if the remote state imposes such
13a requirement for the grant of a compact privilege;
AB666,30,1714 13. Accept any and all appropriate gifts, donations, grants of money, other
15sources of revenue, equipment, supplies, materials, and services, and receive, utilize,
16and dispose of the same; provided that at all times the commission shall avoid any
17appearance of impropriety and/or conflict of interest;
AB666,30,1918 14. Lease, purchase, retain, own, hold, improve, or use any property, real,
19personal, or mixed, or any undivided interest therein;
AB666,30,2120 15. Sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon, or otherwise
21dispose of any property real, personal, or mixed;
AB666,30,2222 16. Establish a budget and make expenditures;
AB666,30,2323 17. Borrow money;
AB666,31,224 18. Appoint committees, including standing committees, which may be
25composed of members, state regulators, state legislators or their representatives,

1and consumer representatives, and such other interested persons as may be
2designated in this compact and the bylaws;
AB666,31,43 19. Provide and receive information from, and cooperate with, law enforcement
4agencies;
AB666,31,65 20. Elect a chair, vice chair, secretary and treasurer and such other officers of
6the commission as provided in the commission's bylaws;
AB666,31,77 21. Establish and elect an executive board;
AB666,31,88 22. Adopt and provide to the participating states an annual report;
AB666,31,119 23. Determine whether a state's enacted compact is materially different from
10the model compact language such that the state would not qualify for participation
11in the compact; and
AB666,31,1312 24. Perform such other functions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve
13the purposes of this compact.
AB666,31,1714 (d) Meetings of the commission. 1. All meetings of the commission that are not
15closed pursuant to this paragraph shall be open to the public. Notice of public
16meetings shall be posted on the commission's website at least thirty (30) days prior
17to the public meeting.
AB666,31,2318 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., the commission may convene an emergency public
19meeting by providing at least twenty-four (24) hours prior notice on the commission's
20website, and any other means as provided in the commission's rules, for any of the
21reasons it may dispense with notice of proposed rule making under sub. (9) (L). The
22commission's legal counsel shall certify that one of the reasons justifying an
23emergency public meeting has been met.