(a) Membership shall consist of experts in the specified research areas of the Research Programs.     
      (b) Membership on the committee should include:      
        (1) representative(s) of public institutions of higher education as defined in Texas Education Code, §61.003;       
        (2) representative(s) of Texas private or independent institutions of higher education as defined in Texas Education Code, §61.003; and       
        (3) representative(s) of Texas industry.       
      (c) Interested persons, such as academic and industry representatives, and legislative and governmental relations staff shall be regularly advised of committee meetings.     
      (d) The number of committee members shall not exceed nine (9).     
      (e) Members of the committee shall select the presiding officer, who will be responsible for conducting meetings and conveying committee recommendations to the Board. A co-chair may also be elected to serve in the presiding officer's stead as needed.     
      (f) Members shall serve staggered three-year terms. Members may serve multiple terms.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §1.123 adopted to be effective December 2, 2013, 38 TexReg 8655