(a) The commission shall consist of five members. The Governor shall appoint two citizen members, one of whom shall have experience in executive compensation who is not an attorney. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall appoint one member who shall be currently serving or be retired from serving as a judge or justice in this state. The Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each appoint one member, neither of whom shall be attorneys. The chairperson of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the chairperson of the House Committee on Appropriations shall serve as ex officio nonvoting members of the commission.

(b) Each member of the commission shall be appointed to serve for a term of four years or until his or her successor is duly appointed. A member may be appointed to succeed himself or herself on the commission. If a member of the commission is an elected or appointed official, the member shall be removed from the commission if the member no longer serves as such elected or appointed official.

(c) Vacancies on the commission shall be filled by appointment in the same manner as the original appointment. An appointment to fill a vacancy, other than by expiration of a term of office, shall be for the balance of the unexpired term.

(d) The Governor shall designate the chairperson of the commission. The commission may elect other officers as it deems necessary. The chairperson of the commission may designate and appoint committees from among the membership of the commission as well as appoint other persons to perform such functions as he or she may determine to be necessary as relevant to and consistent with this chapter. The chairperson shall only vote to break a tie.

(e) The commission shall be attached for administrative purposes only to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Commission. The Criminal Justice Coordinating Commission shall provide staff support for the commission and shall use any funds specifically appropriated to it to support the work of the commission.