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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 2054.033. Establishment of Advisory Committees;  Administration and Requirements

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The board and the executive director, if authorized by the board, by rule may establish advisory committees as the department considers necessary to provide expertise to the department.

(b) A member of an advisory committee serves at the discretion of the board.

(c) A member of an advisory committee may not receive compensation for service on the committee.  A member is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses reasonably incurred in performing that service, subject to any applicable limitation on reimbursement provided by the General Appropriations Act.

(d) At least one member of each advisory committee must be an employee of a state agency.

(e) With respect to an advisory committee whose jurisdiction covers a service provided by the department to state agencies, in appointing members to the advisory committee the board shall:

(1) to the extent practicable, ensure that the advisory committee is composed of a cross-section of the department's customers who use the service;  and

(2) appoint, in addition to the member required by Subsection (d), at least one member who is an employee of a state agency with 500 or fewer full-time employees.

(f) The board shall adopt rules to govern each advisory committee of the department.  The rules must include:

(1) the purpose, role, goals, composition, and duration of the advisory committee;

(2) as to the advisory committee members:

(A) the appointment procedures, terms, and quorum requirements;

(B) conflict-of-interest policies;  and

(C) as advisable, member qualifications or training requirements;

(3) as appropriate, a method the department must use to receive public input on issues considered by the advisory committee;  and

(4) as appropriate, a method for sharing findings and information of the advisory committee with the public and the board.

(g) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, an advisory committee of the department is subject to Chapter 2110.

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