(a) The governor shall appoint the members of the council as provided by this section.
(b) The council is composed of:
(1) three voting members who represent education, one of whom represents local public education, one of whom represents public postsecondary education, and one of whom represents vocational education;
(2) five voting members who represent organized labor appointed from recommendations made by recognized labor organizations;
(3) five voting members who represent business and industry, including business members serving on local workforce development boards or private industry councils;
(4) one voting member who represents community-based organizations; and
(5) the following ex officio voting members:
(A) the commissioner of education;
(B) the commissioner of higher education;
(C) the commissioner of human services;
(D) the executive director of the Texas Department of Economic Development; and
(E) the executive director of the Texas Workforce Commission.

(c) The membership of the council must represent the geographic diversity of this state.
(d) A member of the council who represents a community-based organization may not be a provider of services.
(e) Appointments to the council shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.