(a) There is created the Wyoming rural health transformation advisory committee. The advisory committee shall be composed of nine (9) voting members, each of whom shall serve for a term of four (4) years. The governor shall make appointments and fill any vacancies for unexpired terms. Members are eligible for reappointment. The governor may remove any member as provided in W.S. 9-1-202. (b) The director of the department or the director's designee and the director of the state budget department or the director's designee shall serve as ex officio members of the advisory committee, having the right to speak but not to vote. (c) One (1) senator appointed by the president of the senate and one (1) representative appointed by the speaker of the house shall serve as nonvoting legislative liaisons to the advisory committee. (d) The advisory committee shall select one (1) of its voting members to serve as chairman. (e) The advisory committee shall meet not less than two (2) times per year. (f) Voting members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in the manner and amounts provided by law for state employees. Legislative liaisons shall be paid salary, per diem and mileage as provided in W.S. 28-5-101 when attending meetings of the advisory council. (g) The advisory committee shall review the operations of the perpetuity fund and provide formal written recommendations to the department regarding the annual required distribution and allowable perpetuity fund expenditures. The department shall review any recommendations from the advisory committee and provide a written response. (h) The advisory committee shall review and approve each grant, award or expenditure of rural health transformation funds in excess of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00), excluding deposits into the perpetuity fund.
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