Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 6 - TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS › Chapter 131 - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter B - ADMINISTRATION AND THE BOARD › Section 131.15 - Committees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The board chair shall appoint the
				  following standing committees, composed of four board members at least one of
				  whom is a public member. A committee quorum shall consist of three members.
				  Committee appointments shall be made by the chair for a term of up to two years
				  but may be terminated at any point by the chair. Committee members may be
				  re-appointed at the discretion of the chair. The board chair shall appoint a
				  committee chair.
(1) General Issues Committee.
				  The committee shall meet as required to evaluate issues and possibly develop
				  proposed actions for the full board on issues of importance to the board and
				  the professions. Such issues may include engineering or land surveying ethics,
				  professionalism in practice, legislation, board management, and engineering or
				  land surveying business issues.
(2)
				  Licensing and Registration Committee. The committee shall meet no less than
				  twice each fiscal year to evaluate issues and possibly develop proposed actions
				  for the full board on licensing and registration issues. The committee may
				  participate in activities such as evaluating rules concerning licensing of
				  engineers; licensing and registration of land surveyors; evaluating education
				  and continuing education program requirements; conducting personal interviews
				  of applicants; evaluating applications; participating in national and
				  international engineering and land surveying licensing and registration
				  activities on the board's behalf; providing general guidance to the executive
				  director on licensing and registration issues; and evaluating any other issue
				  indirectly or directly relating to engineering or land surveying licensing and
				  registration.
(3) Compliance and
				  Enforcement Committee. The committee shall meet as required to evaluate issues
				  and possibly develop proposed actions for the full board on enforcement issues.
				  The committee may participate in activities such as evaluating rules concerning
				  enforcement of the Acts; reviewing the progress of enforcement activities;
				  suggesting sanctions for violations of the Acts; participation in national and
				  international engineering and land surveying law enforcement activities on the
				  board's behalf; providing general guidance to the executive director on
				  enforcement issues; evaluating continuing education program requirements; and
				  evaluating any other issue indirectly or directly relating to engineering or
				  land surveying law enforcement.
(4)
				  Policy Advisory Opinion Committee. The committee shall meet as required to
				  review, prepare and recommend policy advisory opinions regarding the
				  interpretation or application of the Engineering Act and to perform related
				  activities pursuant to board approval. The committee shall follow the process
				  and procedures for issuing advisory opinions as prescribed in Subchapter H of
				  this chapter (relating to Advisory Opinions).
(5) Legislative Issues Committee. The
				  committee shall meet as needed to consider legislative matters that may affect
				  the practice of engineering and land surveying in the state. Pursuant to the
				  Chapter 556, Texas Government Code, the committee shall not lobby or strive to
				  influence legislation regarding the practice of engineering but meet to
				  consider board responses to pending legislation and assist in answering related
				  inquiries from the Texas Legislature, Governor or other state agency or
				  governmental entity during the legislative session.