Sec. 2306.030.  PRESIDING OFFICER;  OTHER OFFICERS.  (a)  The governor shall designate a member of the board as the presiding officer of the board to serve in that capacity at the will of the governor. The presiding officer presides at meetings of the board and performs other duties required by this chapter.
(b)  The board shall elect the following officers:
(1)  from the members of the board, an assistant presiding officer to perform the duties of the presiding officer when the presiding officer is not present or is incapable of performing duties of the presiding officer;
(2)  a secretary to be the official custodian of the minutes, books, records, and seal of the board and to perform other duties assigned by the board;  and
(3)  a treasurer to perform duties assigned by the board.
(c)  The offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by one individual, and the holder of each of these offices need not be a board member.  The board may appoint one or more individuals who are not members to be assistant secretaries to perform any duty of the secretary.
(d)  Officers of the board shall be elected at the first meeting of the board on or after January 31 of each odd-numbered year and at any other time as necessary to fill a vacancy.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 1.04, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.