Texas Health and Safety Code 85.279 – Subcommittees
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(a) The committee may establish subcommittees as necessary to assist the committee in performing the committee’s duties.
(b) The presiding officer shall appoint committee members to serve on subcommittees and to act as subcommittee chairs. The presiding officer may appoint a person who is not a committee member to serve on a subcommittee.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 85.279
- 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
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A subcommittee shall meet when called by the subcommittee’s chair or when directed by the committee.
(d) A subcommittee chair shall make a regular report to the committee at each committee meeting or in an interim written report as needed. The report must include an executive summary or minutes of each subcommittee meeting.