(a) The committee is composed of:
- (1) two members of the senate appointed by the lieutenant governor;
- (2) two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and
- (3) two public members appointed by the governor.
- (b) A member of the committee serves at the pleasure of the appointing official.
- (c) The lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint the presiding officer of the committee on an alternating basis. The presiding officer shall serve a two-year term expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 610), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.