Delaware Code Title 16. Health and Safety § 5196A. Organization and composition of the Prescription Opioid Settlement Distribution Commission

(1) The Attorney General.

(2) The Governor.

(3) The Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services.

(4) Two members of the Senate, 1 from the minority caucus and 1 from the majority caucus, appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

(5) Two members of the House of Representatives, 1 from the minority caucus and 1 from the majority caucus, appointed by the Speaker of the House.

(6) One member of the public, who is a resident of this State, appointed by Governor.

(7) One member of the public, who is a resident of this State, appointed by the Attorney General.

(8) Three members representing each county government in Delaware, appointed as follows:

(9) One representative of municipal government, appointed by the Governor and selected from a list of 3 names provided by the Delaware League of Local Governments within the 60 days before a member's term expires or within 30 days after a vacancy.  All of the following apply to the member appointed under this paragraph (b)(9):

(10) One member representing a substance use disorder advocacy group, appointed by the Attorney General.

(11) One member representing the addiction recovery system, appointed by the Governor.

(1) Notifying the individuals who are members of the Commission of the formation of the Commission, and, if applicable, notifying a person of the need to nominate or appoint members.

(2) Setting a date, time, and place for the initial organizational meeting.

(3) Supervising the preparation and distribution of meeting notices, agendas, minutes, correspondence, and reports.

(4) Establishing a webpage dedicated to the work of the Commission and publishing a list of the members of the Commission and the person who appointed them, meeting notices, agendas, minutes, and reports.

(5) Ensuring that any reports produced by the Commission are distributed to members of the Delaware General Assembly, the Governor, the Behavioral Health Consortium, the Director and the Librarian of the Division of Legislative Services, and the Delaware Public Archives.

(e)(1) A quorum of the Commission, or any committee of the Commission, is a majority of its current members.  Official action by the Commission, including making recommendations and distributing funds, requires the approval of the majority of the Commission members present at a public meeting where a quorum of the Commission is present.

(2) The chair and members of the Local Government Committee are selected in the same manner as other committees under subsection (g) of this section.

(3) The Commission shall adopt rules or procedures governing the work of the Commission that include ethics standards and procedures to identify and address conflicts of interest.  The Commission's rules and procedures must be consistent with the terms of the sources of funds under § 4808B of this title.

(4) The Chair of the Commission shall coordinate administrative support for the Commission.

(1) The Local Government Committee must include the 3 members representing county government under paragraph (b)(8) of this section and the member representing municipal government under paragraph (b)(9) of this section and may include additional representatives from municipal governments.

(2) The chair and members of the Local Government Committee are selected in the same manner as other committees under subsection (f) of this section.

(3) If the Commission does not adopt the recommendations of the Local Government Committee, the Commission shall provide a written explanation of the decision and provide an opportunity for the Local Government Committee to respond.

(1) The Behavioral Health Consortium.

(2) The Addiction Action Committee.

(3) Overdose System of Care Committee.

(4) Drug Overdose Fatality Review Committee.