Section 752.022 - Composition of Committee; Terms; Presiding Officer(a) The committee is composed of 12 members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows:(1) two representatives of the refugee population;(2) two representatives of the immigrant population;(3) three representatives of local provider programs that serve immigrants or refugees and that receive federal funds, with one each from a public health program, a public assistance program, and an education program;(4) three representatives from voluntary resettlement agencies that receive state or federal funds;(5) one representative from a legal organization that is involved in issues relating to immigrants or refugees; and(6) one representative from a service organization that works with immigrants or refugees.(b) Committee members serve for terms of two years that expire February 1 of each odd-numbered year.(c) The governor shall appoint a member of the committee to serve as the chair of the committee for a one-year term.Tex. Gov't. Code § 752.022
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 627, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/1991.