Sec. 1951.105.  RULES GOVERNING COMMITTEE; COMMITTEE MEETINGS.  (a)  The department shall adopt rules for the operation of the committee, including rules governing:
(1)  the purpose, role, responsibility, and goals of the committee;
(2)  the quorum requirements for the committee;
(3)  the qualifications required for members of the committee, which may include experience and geographic representation requirements;
(4)  the appointment process for the committee;
(5)  the members' terms;
(6)  the training requirements;
(7)  a process to regularly evaluate the effectiveness of the committee; and
(8)  a requirement that the committee comply with Chapter 551, Government Code.
(b)  The committee shall:
(1)  at the first meeting of each year, elect from the committee's members a presiding officer and an assistant presiding officer to serve a term of one year;
(2)  meet quarterly;
(3)  operate under Robert's Rules of Order; and
(4)  record the minutes of each meeting.
(c)  The rules adopted under Subsection (a) must provide that the presiding officer of the committee:
(1)  is responsible for setting an agenda for each committee meeting; and
(2)  may add an item to an agenda on request by the department or commissioner.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 890 (H.B. 2458), Sec. 1.11, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 7.07, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1069 (H.B. 3243), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.