(a) On request. The expert panel must meet at the request
of the department or the presiding officer.
(b) Public meetings.
(1) Purpose. The purposes of an expert panel public
meeting are:
(A) to inform the public about the progress of the
expert panel's work;
(B) for the public to observe the members of the expert
panel discussing their work among themselves; and
(C) for the public to comment on the expert panel's
work.
(2) Commissioner request. The presiding officer must
hold a public meeting at a location determined by, and at the request
of, the commissioner or the commissioner's designee.
(3) Notice. The chief clerk must provide public notice
on the department's website at least 10 days before any public meeting.
(4) Quorum. Each public meeting of the expert panel
must have a quorum of members in attendance. At least 50 percent of
the panel members constitutes a quorum.
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