The third frontier commission shall conduct public meetings twice each year at which a representative of the department of development shall testify regarding the number of applicants for support for research and development projects and the other information contained in the most recent report made by the commission under section 184.15 of the Revised Code. The representative shall also testify regarding the monitoring activities of, and data obtained by, the department pursuant to section 184.16 of the Revised Code. In addition to oral testimony, the representative shall provide a written report of all the information for which testimony is required under this section.