There is hereby created the Michigan state safety commission, hereinafter called the commission, which shall be composed of the following officials ex officio: The governor, who shall be honorary chairperson, the secretary of state, the superintendent of public instruction, the director of the state transportation department, the director of the department of state police, and the director of public health. The members of the commission shall receive no additional compensation for service on the commission. The commission shall not have any authority, power, or duties now vested in any other department or departments of state government.

    (1) The commission shall hold meetings not less than once during each calendar month, at the places as it determines, to consult and cooperate with all departments of state government in regard to traffic safety; to promote uniform and effective programs of safety on streets and highways; to interchange information among the several departments of the state government for more effective safety conditions; to cooperate with officials of the United States government and with local governments in regulating highway traffic; and to encourage safety education in this state.

    (2) The business which the commission may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the commission held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976.

     Said commission is authorized to employ an executive secretary, an assistant executive secretary, and such personnel as shall be reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. The state board of auditors shall provide said commission with suitable offices and equipment.