Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 22 - TEXAS STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY › Chapter 505 - THE BOARD › Section 505.10 - Board Committees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Committee
				appointments. Appointments to standing committees and ad hoc committees shall
				be considered annually by the board's presiding officer to assist in carrying
				out the functions of the board under the provisions of the Act. Committee
				appointments shall be made by the presiding officer for a term of two years but
				may be terminated at any point by the presiding officer. Committee members may
				be re-appointed at the discretion of the presiding officer. The board's
				presiding officer shall be an ex officio member of each standing committee and
				ad hoc committee and chair of the executive committee.
(b) Committee actions. The actions of the
				committees are recommendations only and are not binding until ratification by
				the board at a regularly scheduled meeting.
(c) Committee meetings. Committee meetings
				shall be held at the call of the committee chair, and a report to the board at
				its next regularly scheduled meeting shall be made by such chair or, in the
				absence of the chair, by another board member serving on the
				committee.
(d) Vacancies. If for
				any reason a vacancy occurs on a committee, the board's presiding officer may
				appoint a replacement in accordance with subsection (a) of this
				section.
(e) Standing committee
				structure and charge to committees. The standing committees shall consist of
				policy-making committees and working committees comprised of the following
				individuals and shall be charged with the following responsibilities.
(1) The executive committee shall be a
				policy-making committee comprised of the board's presiding officer, assistant
				presiding officer, secretary, treasurer, immediate past presiding officer of
				the board if still serving on the board, and at least one other officer elected
				by the board. The executive committee shall also be the board's audit
				committee. The executive committee may act on behalf of the full board in
				matters of urgency, or when a meeting of the full board is not feasible; the
				executive committee's actions are subject to full board ratification at its
				next regularly scheduled meeting. The functions of the executive committee
				shall be to advise, consult with, and make recommendations to the board
				concerning matters requested by the board's presiding officer, including:
(A) the board's budget and
				finances;
(B) litigation;
(C) emergency suspensions pursuant to §
											519.12 of this title (relating to
				Emergency Suspension);
(D)
				emergency rulemaking pursuant to §2001.034 of the Administrative Procedure
				Act;
(E) amendments to the
				Act;
(F) responses/positions
				relating to papers, reports, and other submissions from national or
				international associations or boards;
(G) legislative oversight, including, but not
				limited to, budget, performance measures, proposed changes in legislation
				affecting the board, and computer utilization; and
(H) special issues.