SECTION 1.  Section 3 of chapter 12A, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following:

There shall be an inspector general council, which shall consist of the attorney general or her designee, the state auditor or her designee, the secretary of public safety or her designee, the state comptroller or his designee, an attorney admitted to practice law within the commonwealth appointed by the attorney general from a list of three such attorneys submitted by the speaker of the house, a person with experience in business or accounting or on the faculty of a college of business or of accounting within the commonwealth appointed by the state auditor from a list of three such persons submitted by the president of the senate, a member of the public appointed by the governor from a list of three names submitted by the minority leader of the house of representatives, and a member of the public appointed by the governor from a list of three names submitted by the minority leader of the senate.