There is hereby established a committee to be designated the State Safety Coordinating Committee which shall be composed of the Governor as chair, the Director of Public Safety, the Director of the State Department of Transportation, two members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate, two members of the House appointed by the Speaker, the Attorney General, the Administrator of the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, the State Toxicologist, the Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, and a person appointed by the Governor for a term of four years from the state at-large. The ex officio members shall serve until the expiration of the terms for which they have been elected or during their tenure in the office to which appointed. The appointed legislative members shall serve for the term for which they have been elected, or if reelected to the Legislature for a succeeding term, until a successor is appointed by the appointing officer during the succeeding term. The Governor, Director of Public Safety, Director of Transportation, Attorney General, Administrator of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, State Toxicologist, and Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court may each designate a person to serve on the committee in his or her place, which person shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing official. Any person serving on the committee who is not entitled to per diem allowances and travel expenses as a state employee shall be entitled to the same per diem allowances and travel expenses in the same manner as a state employee.

The membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state, where possible.