The Advisory Committee for Technology Standards for Accessibility and Usability consists of ten members, appointed as follows:
(1) the state chief information officer, or the state chief information officer's designee;
(2) a representative from State Services for the Blind, appointed by the commissioner of employment and economic development;
(3) the commissioner of administration, or the commissioner's designee;
(4) a representative selected by the Minnesota system of technology to achieve results program;
(5) a representative selected by the Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans;
(6) the commissioner of education, or the commissioner's designee;
(7) the commissioner of health, or the commissioner's designee;
(8) the commissioner of human services, or the commissioner's designee;
(9) one representative from the Minnesota judicial system designated by the chief justice; and
(10) one staff member from the legislature, appointed by the chair of the Legislative Coordinating Commission.
(b) The appointing authorities under this subdivision must use their best efforts to ensure that the membership of the advisory committee includes at least one representative who is deaf, hard-of-hearing, or deafblind and at least one representative who is blind.
The advisory committee shall elect a chair from its membership.