(2) The Secretary of Revenue or a designee.
(3) Two members of the Senate appointed by the President
pro tempore of the Senate.
(4) Two members of the House of Representatives
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(5) The Deputy Secretary for the Office of the Budget's
Office of Comptroller Operations.
(c) Adjustments to benefit unit.--On an annual basis, the
council shall determine adjustments to the benefit unit to
ensure benefit adequacy and solvency of the fund. The benefit
unit shall be adjusted at a rate no greater than the Consumer
Price Index, as determined by the council. In determining
adjustments to the benefit unit, the council shall review the
actuary's actuarial audit and valuation of the fund, any
recommendations by the actuary and commission, data on relevant
economic indicators and program costs and sustainability.
(d) Chair.--The Secretary of Human Services, or the
secretary's designee, shall serve as chair of the council.
(e) Meetings and quorum.--The council shall meet at least
once annually to determine adjustments to the benefit unit under
subsection (c). Additional meetings of the council shall be at
the call of the chair. A majority of the voting members of the
council shall constitute a quorum for any votes of the council.
Approval of 60% of the members of the council who are in
attendance is required for the passage of any vote. The council
may adopt rules for the conduct of meetings, including
provisions for meetings and voting to be conducted by
telephonic, video or other conferencing process.
Section 6. Qualifying beneficiaries.
(a) Determination.--The Department of Revenue shall deem an
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