Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD › Chapter 1 - AGENCY ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1.6 - Advisory Committees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The Board may
				  appoint advisory committees from outside the Board's membership to advise the
				  Board as it may deem necessary.
(b)
				  The use of advisory committees by the Board shall be in compliance with the
				  provisions of Texas Government Code, Chapter 2110 regarding the composition and
				  duration of committees, the reimbursement of committee members expenses, the
				  evaluation of committees, and the reporting to the Legislative Budget
				  Board.
(c) An advisory committee is
				  automatically abolished on the fourth anniversary of the date of its creation
				  unless it has a specific duration prescribed by statute or the Board
				  reestablishes the committee. A written statement shall be prepared by the
				  Commissioner or his or her designee for each advisory committee setting forth
				  the purpose of the committee, the task of the committee, the manner in which
				  the committee will report to the Board, the date on which the committee is
				  created, and the date on which the committee will automatically be abolished.
				  The written statements shall be maintained on file in the Board
				  offices.
(d) Purpose and Duties of
				  Advisory Committees. The purpose of an advisory committee shall be to give the
				  Board the benefit of the members' collective technical expertise and experience
				  with respect to matters within the Board's jurisdiction. An advisory
				  committee's sole duty is to advise the Board. An advisory committee has no
				  executive or administrative powers or duties with respect to the operation of
				  the Board, and all such powers and duties rest solely with the Board. The
				  specific purposes and tasks of an advisory committee subject to this subchapter
				  shall be identified in Board rules.
(e) Composition of Advisory Committees.
(1) The composition of advisory committees
				  created by the Board, including subcommittees or workgroups with non-advisory
				  committee members, shall contain no more than 24 members in compliance with the
				  requirements of Texas Government Code, Chapter 2110.
(2) The Board shall make reasonable attempts
				  to provide balanced, geographic representation, consonant with Texas Government
				  Code, Chapter 2110, on all advisory committees. A rule or other action may not
				  be challenged because of the composition of an advisory committee.
(3) This section does not apply to an
				  advisory committee to the extent that:
(A)
				  another state law specifically states that Texas Government Code, Chapter 2110
				  does not apply; or
(B) a federal
				  law or regulation:
(i) imposes an
				  unconditional requirement that irreconcilably conflicts with the requirements
				  of Texas Government Code, Chapter 2110; or
(ii) imposes a condition on the state's
				  eligibility to receive money from the federal government that irreconcilably
				  conflicts with Texas Government Code, Chapter 2110.