(a) The executive committee shall:
(1) develop an organizational plan to further the purposes of the consortium;
(2) gather and coordinate recommendations from consortium members on research and development opportunities in accordance with the purposes of the consortium; and
(3) establish procedures and policies for the administration of the consortium, including:
(A) procedures for documenting compliance by members of the committee and members of the consortium with applicable laws governing conflicts of interest;
(B) designation of a member of the committee as the committee's liaison to the commission; and
(C) procedures for submitting to the board a request to fund recommended projects and activities.
(b) A member of the consortium may participate in consortium fact-finding and the formation of recommendations for purposes of Subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2). Before assisting the executive committee as provided by this subsection, a member of the consortium must designate a liaison to the committee to represent that member.