2. Appointments; chair; meetings. All Except as provided in subsection 1-A, all appointments must be made no later than 30 days following the effective date of this Act. The Governor shall appoint a chair from among the membership of the commission, who shall call and convene the first meeting of the commission no later than 15 days after appointments of all members. The commission may hold a total of 6 meetings, one of which may be a public hearing meet as often as necessary to complete its final report within authorized resources.

Sec. 4. PL 2003, c. 451, Pt. K, §2, sub-§6 is amended to read:

4. Staff assistance. The State Planning Office Department of Corrections shall provide staffing assistance.

Sec. 5. PL 2003, c. 451, Pt. K, §2, sub-§6 is amended to read:

6. Initial report to address immediate needs. The commission shall submit a an initial report that includes its findings and recommendations, including legislation, to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over sentencing policies during the Second Regular Session of the 121st Legislature criminal justice and public safety matters no later than December 3, 2003 February 2, 2004. The commission is authorized to introduce legislation related to its report to the Second Regular Session of the 121st Legislature at the time of submission of its report.

Sec. 6. PL 2003, c. 451, Pt. K, §2, sub-§7 is enacted to read:

7.__Authorized duties; nonlapsing funds.__The commission is authorized to conduct any additional work authorized by law within its budgeted resources.__Any unencumbered balance of General Fund appropriations originally appropriated to support the work of the commission that remain on June 30, 2004 within the Department of Corrections may not lapse but must be carried forward to June 30, 2005 to be used for the same purpose.

Sec. 7. Final report to address long-term needs. The Commission to Improve the Sentencing Supervision Management and Incarceration of Prisoners that was established in Public Law 2003, chapter 451, Part K, section 2 shall submit a final report to address long- term needs that includes its findings and