A.  The commission shall be composed of the board members of the Louisiana Capital Area Economic Development Alliance Board, consistent with the following guidelines:

(1)  All film commissioners shall be active LACAEDA board members.

(2)  LACAEDA board members must be appointed by their respective parish governments or nominated at large by the LACAEDA board to represent their respective parishes on all regional economic development issues.  LACAEDA film commissioners shall be active members in full standing according to LACAEDA bylaws.  Each of these board members shall be designated as the “film commissioners” for their respective parishes and shall work in conjunction with the LACAEDA Film Commissioner/Executive Director.

(3)  The film commissioner of a parish having more than one LACAEDA board member will be the senior LACAEDA representative of that parish.  The senior representative shall be the person that has represented that given parish on the LACAEDA representative board for the longest period of time.  The senior LACAEDA representative may transfer their film commissioner status to another LACAEDA board member representing the same parish.

B.  Any vacancy in the membership of the commission shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment.

C.  Members shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for travel expenses and paid per diem, which shall be equal to the rate allowable for per diem deduction under Section 162(h)(1)(B)(ii) of Title 26 of the United States Code for the location of the domicile of the commission, for services rendered from commission funds available for the purpose.

D.  Five members shall constitute a quorum of the commission for the transaction of business.

E.  The commission shall elect from its members a chairman, a vice chairman, a secretary-treasurer, and such other officers as it may deem necessary.  The duties of the officers shall be fixed by the bylaws adopted by the commission.

F.  The commission shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or advisable for conducting its business affairs.  It shall hold regular meetings as shall be provided in the bylaws and may hold special meetings at such times and places as may be prescribed in the bylaws.

G.  The commission shall be domiciled within the eight parishes of Ascension, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana.

Acts 2006, No. 574, §1.