The Commissioner of Public Health shall establish a Public Health Preparedness Advisory Committee for purposes of advising the Department of Public Health on matters concerning emergency responses to a public health emergency. The advisory committee shall consist of the Commissioner of Public Health, or his or her designee, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, or his or her designee, the president pro tempore of the Senate, or his or her designee, the speaker of the House of Representatives, or his or her designee, the majority and minority leaders of both houses of the General Assembly, or their designees, the chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health, public safety and the judiciary, or their designees, representatives of town, city, borough and district directors of health, as appointed by the commissioner, and any other organization or persons that the commissioner deems relevant to the issues of public health preparedness. Upon the request of the commissioner, the Public Health Preparedness Advisory Committee may meet to review the plan for emergency responses to a public health emergency and other matters as deemed necessary by the commissioner.