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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 2308.052. Membership

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

(a) The governor shall appoint the members of the council as provided by this section.

(b) The council is composed of:

(1) three voting members who represent education, one of whom represents local public education, one of whom represents public postsecondary education, and one of whom represents vocational education;

(2) five voting members who represent organized labor appointed from recommendations made by recognized labor organizations;

(3) five voting members who represent business and industry, including business members serving on local workforce development boards or private industry councils;

(4) one voting member who represents community-based organizations;  and

(5) the following ex officio voting members:

(A) the commissioner of education;

(B) the commissioner of higher education;

(C) the commissioner of human services;

(D) the executive director of the Texas Department of Economic Development;  and

(E) the executive director of the Texas Workforce Commission.

(c) The membership of the council must represent the geographic diversity of this state.

(d) A member of the council who represents a community-based organization may not be a provider of services.

(e) Appointments to the council shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.

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