Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 12.137. Tobacco Settlement Permanent Trust Account Administration Advisory Committee

(a) The tobacco settlement permanent trust account administration advisory committee shall advise the department on the implementation of the department's duties under this subchapter.

(b) The advisory committee is composed of 11 members appointed as follows:

(b-1) An appointing entity under Subsection (b) is not a state association of counties.

(c) A commissioners court that sets the tax rate for a hospital district must approve any person appointed by the hospital district to serve on the advisory committee.

(d) The advisory committee shall elect the officers of the committee from among the members of the committee.

(e) The advisory committee may act only on the affirmative votes of eight members of the committee.

(f) Members of the advisory committee serve staggered six-year terms expiring on August 31 of each odd-numbered year.

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

(h) A member of the advisory committee may not receive compensation from the trust fund or the state for service on the advisory committee and may not be reimbursed from the trust fund or the state for travel expenses incurred while conducting the business of the advisory committee.

(i) The department shall provide administrative support and resources to the advisory committee as necessary for the advisory committee to perform the advisory committee's duties under this subchapter.

(j) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the advisory committee.