Texas Occupations Code 1702.023 – Eligibility of Public Members
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 1702.023
- Committee membership: Legislators are assigned to specific committees by their party. Seniority, regional balance, and political philosophy are the most prominent factors in the committee assignment process.
- 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
The committee’s public members must be representatives of the general public. A person may not be a public member of the committee if the person or the person’s spouse:
(1) is registered, commissioned, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in the field of private investigations or private security;
(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the department;
(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the department; or
(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the department other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for committee membership, attendance, or expenses.