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Commission; (16) to perform such functions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this compact; (17) to report annually to the legislatures, governors, judiciary, and state councils of the compacting states concerning the activities of the Interstate Commission during the preceding year; such reports shall also include any recommendations that may have been adopted by the Interstate Commission; (18) to coordinate education, training, and public awareness regarding the interstate movement of juveniles for officials involved in such activity; (19) to establish uniform standards of the reporting, collecting, and exchanging of data; (20) the Interstate Commission shall maintain its corporate books and records in accordance with the by-laws. (a) By-laws (1) The Interstate Commission shall, by a majority of the members present and voting, within 12 months after the first Interstate Commission meeting, adopt by-laws to govern its conduct as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the compact, including, but not limited to (A) establishing the fiscal year of the Interstate Commission; (B) establishing an executive committee and such other committees as may be necessary; (C) provide for the establishment of committees governing any general or specific delegation of any authority or function of the Interstate Commission; (D) providing reasonable procedures for calling and conducting meetings of the Interstate Commission, and ensuring reasonable notice of each such meeting; (E) establishing the titles and responsibilities of the officers of the Interstate Commission; (F) providing a mechanism for concluding the operations of the Interstate Commission and the return of any surplus funds that may exist upon the termination of the compact after the payment, reserving, or both, of all of its debts and obligations; (G) providing start-up rules for initial administration of the compact; and (H) establishing standards and procedures for compliance and technical assistance in carrying out the compact. (b) Officers and Staff (1) The Interstate Commission shall, by a majority of the members, elect annually from among its members a chairperson and a vice chairperson, each of whom shall have such authority and duties as may be specified in the by-laws; the chairperson or, in the chairperson's absence or disability, the vice-chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the Interstate Commission; the officers elected shall serve without compensation or remuneration from the Interstate Commission, provided that, subject to the availability of budgeted funds, the officers shall be reimbursed for any ordinary and necessary costs and expenses incurred by them in the