(a) The council shall consist of the Governor, the State School Superintendent, the chairperson of the State Board of Education, the chancellor of the University System of Georgia, the chairperson of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, the commissioner of technical and adult education, the chairperson of the State Board of Technical and Adult Education, the executive secretary of the Professional Standards Commission, the chairperson of the Professional Standards Commission, and the director of the Office of School Readiness.

(b) The Governor shall be the chairperson of the council. A vice chairperson and a secretary shall be selected by the members of the council as prescribed in the council's bylaws.

(c) Meetings of the council shall be held quarterly, or more frequently, on the call of the chairperson. Meetings of the council shall be held with no less than five days public notice for regular meetings and with such notice as the bylaws may prescribe for special meetings. Each member shall be given written notice of all meetings. All meetings of the council shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 14 of Title 50. Minutes or transcripts shall be kept of all meetings of the council and shall include a record of the votes of each member, specifying the yea or nay vote or absence of each member, on all questions and matters coming before the council. No member may abstain from a vote other than for reasons constituting disqualification to the satisfaction of a majority of a quorum of the council on a recorded vote. No member of the council shall be represented by a delegate or agent.