2. The executive board shall be composed of nine members:

a. Seven voting members who are elected by the commission from the current membership of the commission.

b. One ex-officio, nonvoting member from the recognized national physical therapy professional association.

c. One ex-officio, nonvoting member from the recognized membership organization of the physical therapy licensing boards.

3. The ex-officio members will be selected by their respective organizations.

4. The commission may remove any member of the executive board as provided in bylaws.

5. The executive board shall meet at least annually.

6. The executive board shall have all of the following duties and responsibilities:

a. Recommend to the entire commission changes to the rules or bylaws, changes to this compact legislation, fees paid by compact member states such as annual dues, and any commission compact fee charged to licensees for the compact privilege.

b. Ensure compact administration services are appropriately provided, contractual or otherwise.

c. Prepare and recommend the budget.

d. Maintain financial records on behalf of the commission.

e. Monitor compact compliance of member states and provide compliance reports to the commission.

f. Establish additional committees as necessary.

g. Other duties as provided in rules or bylaws.

(e) Meetings of the commission:

1. All meetings shall be open to the public, and public notice of meetings shall be given in the same manner as required under the rule-making provisions in sub. (9).

2. The commission or the executive board or other committees of the commission may convene in a closed, nonpublic meeting if the commission or executive board or other committees of the commission must discuss any of the following:

a. Noncompliance of a member state with its obligations under the compact.

b. The employment, compensation, discipline or other matters, practices, or procedures related to specific employees or other matters related to the commission's internal personnel practices and procedures.

c. Current, threatened, or reasonably anticipated litigation.

d. Negotiation of contracts for the purchase, lease, or sale of goods, services, or real estate.

e. Accusing any person of a crime or formally censuring any person.

f. Disclosure of trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential.

g. Disclosure of information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

h. Disclosure of investigative records compiled for law enforcement purposes.

i. Disclosure of information related to any investigative reports prepared by or on behalf of or for use of the commission or other committee charged with responsibility of investigation or determination of compliance issues pursuant to the compact.

j. Matters specifically exempted from disclosure by federal or member state statute.

3. If a meeting, or portion of a meeting, is closed pursuant to this provision, the commission's legal counsel or designee shall certify that the meeting may be closed and shall reference each relevant exempting provision.