Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HUMAN RESOURCES CODE |
Title 3. FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN |
Subtitle B. SERVICES FOR CHILDREN |
Chapter 73. INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION SERVICES |
Sec. 73.0024. RESTRICTIONS ON BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES
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(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.
(b) A person may not be a member of the board and may not be a council employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) and its subsequent amendments, if:
(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of early childhood intervention; or
(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of early childhood intervention.
(c) A person may not be a member of the board or act as the general counsel to the board or the council if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the council.