Sec. 8.013. MEMBERS OF COMMISSION; APPOINTMENT    


Latest version.
  • (a) The commission is composed of seven commissioners who are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.

    (b) The governor shall make the appointments so that each member is from a different section of the state.

    (c) Three commissioners must be members of the general public, one commissioner must have a background in the field of higher education, one commissioner must have a background in private business, one commissioner must have a background in agriculture, and one commissioner must have a background in an energy-related field.

Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 39, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Renumbered from Sec. 6.013 by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 5.01(a)(54), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1170, Sec. 46.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.