Sec. 12.254.  ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (a)  An advisory committee is established to make recommendations to the commissioner regarding:
(1)  the secondary exit-level assessment tool adopted or developed under Section 12.260 and the satisfactory performance level for that tool; and
(2)  the accountability frameworks adopted under Section 12.262, including the performance domains and measures in each framework.
(b)  The advisory committee is composed of seven members appointed as follows:
(1)  one member appointed by the governor;
(2)  one member appointed by the lieutenant governor;
(3)  one member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(4)  one member appointed by the commissioner;
(5)  one member appointed by the executive director of the Texas Workforce Commission;
(6)  one member appointed by the commissioner of higher education; and
(7)  the superintendent of the charter school operating under the charter granted under former Section 29.259.
(c)  Each member appointed to the advisory committee must have experience or expertise in adult or workforce education.
(d)  Members of the advisory committee serve at the pleasure of the appointing official.
(e)  The governor shall designate a member of the advisory committee as presiding officer to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor.
(f)  Members of the advisory committee are not entitled to compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in fulfilling committee duties.
(g)  Staff members of the agency shall provide administrative support for the advisory committee.
(h)  The agency shall provide funding for any administrative and operational expenses of the advisory committee.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 1615), Sec. 5, eff. May 31, 2021.