Sec. 101.002. COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL

(a) The Texas Council on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders is composed of:

(1) five public members, one of whom is an individual related to a victim of Alzheimer's disease or related disorders but who is not a primary family caregiver, one of whom is a primary family caregiver, two of whom are members of an Alzheimer's disease and related disorders support group, and one of whom is an interested citizen;

(2) seven professional members with special training and interest in Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, with one representative each from nursing homes, physicians, nurses, public hospitals, private hospitals, home health agencies, and faculty of institutions of higher education; and

(3) the chief executive officer or the officer's designated representative from the department, Texas Department on Aging, Texas Department of Human Services, Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, and Long-Term Care Coordinating Council for the Elderly.

(b) The governor shall appoint two public members and two professional members, the lieutenant governor shall appoint two public members and two professional members, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint one public member and three professional members.

(c) The governor shall designate a member of the council who is not an agency representative as the chairman of the council to serve in that capacity at the will of the governor.

(d) Appointments to the council shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, Sec. 10.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.