(a) Authority to establish advisory committees. The Executive Commissioner has the authority to appoint advisory committees and to adopt rules regarding the purpose, structure, and use of advisory committees under Texas Human Resources Code §40.030.
(b) Applicability of Texas Government Code, Chapter 2110. An advisory committee established under this subchapter is subject to Texas Government Code Chapter 2110.
(c) Applicability of Texas Government Code Chapter 551. Unless otherwise expressly provided, an advisory committee established under this subchapter is subject to the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551, as if it were a governmental body.

Source Note: The provisions of this §702.501 adopted to be effective July 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4053