1. There is hereby created and established an “Advisory Board of Vocational Enterprises Program” consisting of the director of the division of offender rehabilitative services or his designee, who shall serve as chairman, the vocational enterprises administrator and three members representing organized labor and three members representing manufacturing interests, one member who is qualified by education and experience in criminology, and one member who is qualified by education and experience in vocational rehabilitation. The public board members shall be appointed by the department director for a term of four years, with appointments to this board made so that two members’ terms expire each year. The commissioner of administration or his designee, and the governor or his designee, shall serve as ex officio members of the board.

2. The board shall meet at least quarterly at the call of the chairman.

3. The board shall provide the director advice and counsel on proper planning and programs for the vocational enterprises program within the department and shall make recommendations concerning the services to be provided and the articles manufactured, including style, design, and quality, as well as for economy and efficiency in their manufacture. New industries and agribusiness operations may be established or terminated at the discretion of the director.

4. The members of the board, other than the chairman, and ex officio members, shall receive compensation at the rate of one hundred dollars plus all actual and necessary expenses for each day they are engaged in the discharge of their official duties.