Sec. 162.017. BE A BLOOD DONOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE

(a) The commissioner shall appoint a five-member be a blood donor advisory committee composed of:

(1) one volunteer blood donor who has given at least one gallon of blood in the two years preceding the appointment;

(2) two representatives from nonprofit blood centers;

(3) one person who has received a blood transfusion in the five years preceding the appointment; and

(4) one representative from the department.

(b) The commissioner shall designate one member as presiding officer of the committee.

(c) The committee shall:

(1) meet at least annually or as called by the commissioner;

(2) assist the board in establishing guidelines for the expenditure of money credited to the be a blood donor account; and

(3) review and make recommendations to the department on applications submitted to the department for grants funded with money credited to the be a blood donor account.

(d) Members of the committee serve without compensation and are not entitled to reimbursement for expenses. Members of the committee serve staggered four-year terms, with the terms of as near one-half as possible of the members expiring on January 31 of each even-numbered year.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1320, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.