(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.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 627, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.