SECTION 1. A special commission is hereby established to make an investigation and study relative to the eligibility of part-time and adjunct Massachusetts public higher education faculty for contributory group insurance. The special commission shall consist of 2 members of the 3 senate, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader; 2 members of the house of representatives, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader; the secretary of administration and finance or his designee; the secretary of education or his designee; the commissioner of higher education or his designee; the president of the University of Massachusetts or his designee; the executive director of the group insurance commission or his designee; the executive director of the center for health information and analysis or his designee; the chairman of the State Colleges of Massachusetts Council of presidents or his designee; the president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association or his designee; the president of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Federation of Teachers or his designee; a member of the board of trustees at the University of Massachusetts who shall be appointed by the chair of the board, and a member of a board of trustees of a state college, selected by the chairs of such boards of trustees acting jointly.