TITLE: Relating to the membership of the Texas Funeral Service Commission.

SUMMARY: Relating to the membership of the Texas Funeral Service Commission.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the membership of the Texas Funeral Service Commission. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 651.051(a), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) The Texas Funeral Service Commission consists of seven members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate as follows: (1) one member [two members] who is [are] licensed as both an embalmer and a funeral director for at least the five years preceding appointment to the commission; (2) one member who is licensed as a funeral director and is a registered cemetery owner or operator; [and] (3) one member who is licensed as a funeral director and is a licensed crematory establishment operator; and (4) four members who represent the public and who: (A) are not regulated under this chapter; and (B) have consistently shown an interest in supporting consumer protection. SECTION 2. Section 651.051(a), Occupations Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to a member of the Texas Funeral Service Commission appointed on or after the effective date of this Act. A member appointed before the effective date of this Act may continue to serve until the expiration of the member's term. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.