(a) Municipal Pension Advisory Committee.--The commission shall appoint a Municipal Pension Advisory Committee composed of one municipal official or employee nominated by each of the following municipal associations: the Pennsylvania League of Cities; the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs; the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors; the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Commissioners; the Pennsylvania State Association of County Commissioners and the Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association.

(b) Municipal Employee Pension Advisory Committee.--The commission shall appoint an advisory committee representing municipal employees nominated by each of the following associations: the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association; the Pennsylvania State Firefighters Association; the Pennsylvania State Education Association; the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; and the Pennsylvania Fraternal Order of Police.

(c) Organization of Committees.--Members of the advisory committees may not be members of the commission. The committees shall organize by electing their own officers and by establishing rules of procedure. The advisory committees shall meet with the commission at stated times fixed by the commission, but not less than once a year, at which time the activities of the commission will be discussed and the committees may present information and make recommendations. The advisory committees may meet at such other times as they may determine and may forward information and recommendations to the commission. Committee members shall be reimbursed only for actual expenses incurred in connection with their official duties.