(a) When the General Assembly is not in session, any decision that relates to or affects a member of a committee of the General Assembly shall be made:
(1) as to a Senate member, by the President; and
(2) as to a House member, by the Speaker.
(b) The responsibilities of the President and the Speaker under this section include:
(1) appointing members of committees;
(2) appointing officers of committees; and
(3) setting the dates, times, and places for committee meetings.