Sec. 73.004.  ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (a)  The governor shall appoint an advisory committee to assist the department in the performance of its duties under this chapter.  The executive commissioner shall establish the size and composition of the committee by rule, consistent with federal regulations and state rules.  The commissioner of assistive and rehabilitative services may also appoint ex officio members to serve for specific purposes to assist the department in the performance of its duties under this chapter.
(b)  The committee shall meet and serve in accordance with department rules, but the committee shall elect its own presiding officer.  The committee may be divided into regional committees to assist the department in community-level program planning and implementation under this chapter.
(c)  The advisory committee is not subject to Chapter 2110, Government Code.
Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1012, ch. 235, art. 4, Sec. 4(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 931, art. 12, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 15, Sec. 5.18, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 923, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.306, eff. April 2, 2015.