(a) The advisory committee shall meet as requested by the board to carry out the mandates of the Act.     
      (b) A meeting may be held by telephone conference call.     
      (c) Special meetings may be called by the president of the board, by resolution of the board, or upon written request to the presiding officer of the board signed by at least three members of the board.     
      (d) Advisory committee meetings shall, to the extent possible, be conducted pursuant to the provisions of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised unless, by rule, the board adopts a different procedure.     
      (e) All issues requiring a vote of the committee shall be decided by a simple majority of the members present.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §188.3 adopted to be effective July 7, 2016, 41 TexReg 4828