1. (a) Board members must be representative of the general public.

2. (b) A member must have resided in this state for the two years before appointment.

   1. (2) A person who is employed by the department on August 1, 2003, may not serve on the board before August 1, 2005.

   (c)(1) A person who is a former employee of the department may not serve on the board before the second anniversary of the date the person terminated employment with the department.

3. (d) At any time not more than three members of the board may be former employees of the department.
4. (e) For purposes of Subsections (c) and (d), previous service as a board member is not considered to be employment with the department.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 11.04, eff. Jan. 11, 2004.