(a) Board members must be representative of the general public.
(b) A member must have resided in this state for the two years before appointment.

Terms Used In Texas Government Code 508.032

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c)(1) A person who is a former employee of the department may not serve on the board before the second anniversary of the date the person terminated employment with the department.
(2) A person who is employed by the department on August 1, 2003, may not serve on the board before August 1, 2005.
(d) At any time not more than three members of the board may be former employees of the department.
(e) For purposes of Subsections (c) and (d), previous service as a board member is not considered to be employment with the department.