Text of section effective until September 01, 2026

1. (a) Appointments to the council shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.

2. (b) Appointments to the council shall be made so that each geographic area of the state is represented on the council. Notwithstanding Subsection (a), appointments to the council must reflect the ethnic diversity of this state.

   Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 541 (H.B. 140), Sec. 7(3), eff. September 1, 2026.

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 316 (H.B. 5), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2017.