Sec. 2306.034.  DISQUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS AND CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.  (a)  In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.
(b)  A person may not be a member of the board and may not be a department employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) if:
(1)  the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of banking, real estate, housing development, or housing construction;  or
(2)  the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of banking, real estate, housing development, or housing construction.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 1.03, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.