CHAPTER 2110. STATE AGENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEES

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GOVERNMENT CODE

TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT

SUBTITLE C. STATE ACCOUNTING, FISCAL MANAGEMENT, AND PRODUCTIVITY

CHAPTER 2110. STATE AGENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEES

Sec. 2110.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "advisory

committee" means a committee, council, commission, task force, or

other entity with multiple members that has as its primary

function advising a state agency in the executive branch of state

government.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 16.01(a), eff. Sept.

1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 45, eff.

Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 2110.0011. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies

unless and to the extent:

(1) another state law specifically states that this chapter does

not apply; or

(2) a federal law or regulation:

(A) imposes an unconditional requirement that irreconcilably

conflicts with this chapter; or

(B) imposes a condition on the state's eligibility to receive

money from the federal government that irreconcilably conflicts

with this chapter.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 46, eff. Sept. 1,

2001.

Sec. 2110.0012. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES. For

purposes of this chapter, a state agency has established an

advisory committee if:

(1) state or federal law has specifically created the committee

to advise the agency; or

(2) the agency has, under state or federal law, created the

committee to advise the agency.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 46, eff. Sept. 1,

2001.

Sec. 2110.002. COMPOSITION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES. (a) An

advisory committee must be composed of a reasonable number of

members not to exceed 24.

(b) The composition of an advisory committee that advises a

state agency regarding an industry or occupation regulated or

directly affected by the agency must provide a balanced

representation between:

(1) the industry or occupation; and

(2) consumers of services provided by the agency, industry, or

occupation.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 16.01(a), eff. Sept.

1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 47, eff.

Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 2110.003. PRESIDING OFFICER. (a) An advisory committee

shall select from among its members a presiding officer.

(b) The presiding officer shall preside over the advisory

committee and report to the advised state agency.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 16.01(a), eff. Sept.

1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 48, eff.

Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 2110.004. REIMBURSEMENT OF MEMBERS' EXPENSES;

APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS. (a) Notwithstanding other law, the

manner and amount of reimbursement for expenses, including travel

expenses, of members of an advisory committee may be prescribed

only:

(1) by the General Appropriations Act; or

(2) through the budget execution process under Chapter 317 if

the advisory committee is created after it is practicable to

address the existence of the committee in the General

Appropriations Act.

(b) A state agency that is advised by an advisory committee must

request authority to reimburse the expenses of members of the

committee through the appropriations or budget execution process,

as appropriate, if the agency determines that the expenses of

committee members should be reimbursed. The request must:

(1) identify the costs related to the advisory committee's

existence, including the cost of agency staff time spent in

support of the committee's activities;

(2) state the reasons the advisory committee should continue in

existence; and

(3) identify any other advisory committees created to advise the

agency that should be consolidated or abolished.

the governor and the Legislative Budget Board shall jointly

identify advisory committees that should be abolished. The

comptroller may recommend to the governor and the Legislative

Budget Board that an advisory committee should be abolished.

(d) The General Appropriations Act may provide for reimbursing

the expenses of members of certain advisory committees without

providing for reimbursing the expenses of members of other

advisory committees.

(e) This section does not apply to an advisory committee the

services of which are determined by the governing board of a

retirement system trust fund to be necessary for the performance

of the governing board's fiduciary duties under the state

constitution.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 16.01(a), eff. Sept.

1, 1997.

Sec. 2110.005. AGENCY-DEVELOPED STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND TASKS;

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. A state agency that establishes an

advisory committee shall by rule:

(1) state the purpose and tasks of the committee; and

(2) describe the manner in which the committee will report to

the agency.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 16.01(a), eff. Sept.

1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 49, eff.

Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 2110.006. AGENCY EVALUATION OF COMMITTEE COSTS AND

EFFECTIVENESS. A state agency that has established an advisory

committee shall evaluate annually:

(1) the committee's work;

(2) the committee's usefulness; and

(3) the costs related to the committee's existence, including

the cost of agency staff time spent in support of the committee's

activities.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 16.01(a), eff. Sept.

1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 50, eff.

Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 2110.007. REPORT TO THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD. A state

agency that has established an advisory committee shall report to

the Legislative Budget Board the information developed in the

evaluation required by Section 2110.006. The agency shall file

the report biennially in connection with the agency's request for

appropriations.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 16.01(a), eff. Sept.

1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 51, eff.

Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 2110.008. DURATION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES. (a) A state

agency that has established an advisory committee may designate

the date on which the committee will automatically be abolished.

The designation must be by rule. The committee may continue in

existence after that date only if the agency amends the rule to

provide for a different abolishment date.

(b) Unless the state agency that establishes an advisory

committee designates a different date under Subsection (a), the

committee is automatically abolished on the later of:

(1) September 1, 2005; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of its creation.

specifically created as described in Section 2110.0012(1) is

considered for purposes of Subsection (b)(2) to have been created

on the effective date of that law unless the law specifically

provides for a different date of creation.

(d) This section does not apply to an advisory committee that

has a specific duration prescribed by statute.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 16.01(a), eff. Sept.

1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 52, eff.

Sept. 1, 2001.

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