11.75  Joint Legislative Committee on Article V.--

(1)  The Joint Legislative Committee on Article V of the State Constitution is created. The committee shall be composed of eight members appointed as follows: four members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate and four members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The President of the Senate shall appoint the chair in even-numbered years and the vice chair in odd-numbered years and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint the chair in odd-numbered years and the vice chair in even-numbered years from among the committee membership. A vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

(2)  The joint committee shall coordinate and oversee the implementation of Revision 7 to Art. V of the State Constitution. The joint committee shall make recommendations to the Legislature, including proposed legislation, in an annual report to be submitted by October 15 of each year.

(3)  The Legislature shall review the joint committee in 2004 to determine the necessity of its continued existence.