Sec. 651.052.  ELIGIBILITY OF PUBLIC MEMBERS.  (a)  A person may not be a public member of the commission if the person or the person's spouse:
(1)  is registered, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in the funeral service industry;
(2)  is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the commission;
(3)  owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the commission;  or
(4)  uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the commission, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for commission membership, attendance, or expenses.
(b)  A public member of the commission may not, except as a consumer:
(1)  have a financial interest in a funeral establishment;  or
(2)  be related to a person within the second degree by affinity or third degree by consanguinity, as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573, Government Code, who has a financial interest in a funeral establishment.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 682, Sec. 1.07, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.