Each regional EMS council shall: Advise MIEMSS on matters of policy, protocols, rules, and regulations; Provide a representative to the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council and specified subcommittees formed by MIEMSS; Recommend to the State EMS Medical Director candidates for regional medical director; Recommend to the Associate State EMS Medical Director for Pediatrics candidates for associate regional medical director for pediatrics; Solicit and prioritize expressions of interest for highway safety grants awarded by the federal or State government; Advise the following on matters concerning emergency medical services: State government; Local governments; and EMS operational programs; Serve as a forum for coordinating EMS activities among EMS operational programs in the region; and Establish interjurisdictional quality assurance and quality improvement programs.