(a) The commission shall be composed of 20 members as follows:

(1) A member of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

(2) A member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House.

(3) The State Superintendent of Education.

(4) Five representatives from the Postsecondary Education System appointed by the State Board of Education.

(5) Twelve members of the public appointed by the Governor. The public members shall be residents of Alabama, with broad geographic representation, who have a personal interest or experience in the Holocaust or other genocide or human rights issue; have experience in the field of Holocaust education; or are liberators of victims of the Holocaust.

(b) Each public member of the commission shall serve for a term of three years. Public members shall be eligible for reappointment. They shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. A vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, but for the unexpired term only. All other members shall serve indefinitely at the pleasure of the appointing authority.

(c) The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for all necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with the comprehensive state travel regulations.

(d) The Governor shall appoint the chair of the commission to serve a three-year term. The commission shall meet upon the call of the chair or of a majority of commission members, but not less than four times per year. The presence of a majority of the authorized membership of the commission shall be required for the conduct of official business.

(e) The commission shall appoint an executive director, who shall serve at the commission's pleasure and shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office.