1.  The Advisory Committee on Traffic Safety is hereby created in the Department. The Advisory Committee consists of the following voting members:

(a) The Director of the Department of Transportation or his or her designee;

(b) The Director of the Department of Health and Human Services or his or her designee;

(c) The Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles or his or her designee;

(d) The Director of the Department of Public Safety or his or her designee;

(e) The Superintendent of Public Instruction or his or her designee;

(f) One member who is a representative of the Department of Transportation, appointed by the Director of the Department of Transportation;

(g) One member who is a representative of the Department of Public Safety, appointed by the Director of the Department of Public Safety;

(h) One member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly who is a member of the Assembly Standing Committee on Growth and Infrastructure during the current or immediately preceding regular session;

(i) One member appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate who is a member of the Senate Standing Committee on Growth and Infrastructure during the current or immediately preceding regular session;

(j) One member who is a representative of the Administrative Office of the Courts, appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada;

(k) One member who represents tribal governments in Nevada, appointed by the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada, Inc., or its successor organization;

(l) Two members who are full- or part-time faculty members in the Nevada System of Higher Education and have expertise in traffic safety or trauma care, appointed by the Director of the Department of Transportation;

(m) One member appointed by each metropolitan planning organization to represent the appointing organization;

(n) One member appointed by the Nevada Association of Counties;

(o) One member appointed by the Nevada League of Cities; and

(p) One member who represents local law enforcement agencies, appointed by the Nevada Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ Association.

2.  The Director of the Department of Transportation may appoint as nonvoting members of the Advisory Committee such other persons as the Director deems appropriate.

3.  The term of office of each member appointed to the Advisory Committee is 2 years. Such members may be reappointed for additional terms of 2 years in the same manner as the original appointments. Any vacancy occurring in the appointed voting membership of the Advisory Committee must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment not later than 30 days after the vacancy occurs.

4.  The members of the Advisory Committee shall elect from their voting membership a Chair and a Vice Chair. The term of office of the Chair and the Vice Chair is 2 years. If a vacancy occurs in the office of Chair or Vice Chair, the members of the Advisory Committee shall elect a Chair or Vice Chair, as applicable, from among its voting members to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.

5.  The Advisory Committee shall meet at least once each calendar quarter and may meet at such further times as deemed necessary by the Chair.

6.  A majority of the voting members of the Advisory Committee constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting members of the Advisory Committee present is sufficient for any official action taken by the Advisory Committee.

7.  Each member of the Advisory Committee serves without compensation and is not entitled to receive a per diem allowance or travel expenses.

8.  The Department shall provide administrative support to the Advisory Committee.

9.  The Advisory Committee shall review, study and make recommendations regarding:

(a) Evidence-based best practices for reducing or preventing deaths and injuries related to motor vehicle crashes on roadways in this State;

(b) Data on motor vehicle crashes resulting in death or serious bodily injury in this State, including, without limitation, factors that cause such crashes and measures known to prevent such crashes;

(c) Policies intended to reduce or prevent deaths and injuries related to motor vehicle crashes on roadways in this State; and

(d) Any other matter submitted by the Chair.

10.  The Advisory Committee shall prepare and submit to the Governor and to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature an annual report concerning the activities of the Advisory Committee that addresses, without limitation, any issue reviewed or studied and any recommendations made by the Advisory Committee pursuant to subsection 9.

11.  The Advisory Committee may establish such working groups, task forces and similar entities from within or outside its membership as necessary to address specific issues or otherwise to assist in its work.

12.  As used in this section, ‘metropolitan planning organization’ means an entity that has been designated as a metropolitan planning organization pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 134 and 49 U.S.C. § 5303.