1. The Commission shall consist of at least fourteen (14) members appointed by the Governor who shall serve at his pleasure, without compensation. At the time of appointment, the Governor shall designate each member to serve an initial term of one year or two years. Subsequent appointments or reappointments shall be for two-year terms. The Governor shall designate the chair of the Commission. The membership of the Commission shall include at least one parent of a gay or lesbian person; one high school student; one college student; one representative from an educational institution; and one representative of the mental health professions.
2. The Chair of the Commission may designate on an annual basis one or more Commission members as Vice- Chairs of the Commission, and may appoint on an annual basis members of the Commission as chairs of advisory committees on high school education, higher education, human services and youth. The Chair of the Commission may create other advisory committees as needed after consultation with the Commission.
3. The Commission shall investigate the utilization of resources from both the public and private sectors to enhance and improve the ability of state agencies to provide services to gay and lesbian youth.
4. The Commission shall make recommendations about policies and programs supporting gay and lesbian youth on an ongoing basis to the Massachusetts Department of Education, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services.
5. The Commission shall report and make recommendations to the Governor relating to the concerns of gay and lesbian youth on an annual basis.
Given at the Executive Chamber in Boston this 7th day of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight.