There is hereby established a vending facilities advisory committee to the division of services for the blind consisting of five members who shall be designated and certified annually by the board of directors of the Randolph-Sheppard vendors of Kansas, inc., a nonprofit organization of blind vending facilities operators, and the director of the division of services for the blind shall meet with said advisory committee at least one time annually for the purpose of mutual advice and consultation; and the actual expenses incurred by the members of said advisory committee in attendance of such meetings are hereby authorized to be reimbursed by said division of services for the blind: Provided, Special meetings may be called upon the written request of the director of the division of services for the blind which special meeting shall convene within fifteen (15) days of the making of such written request: And provided further, Expenses incurred by the members of said committee in their attendance of special meetings convened at their request shall not be reimbursed as hereinbefore stated.