The governing body of each system member shall biennially elect or appoint a lay representative for the purpose of electing council members. A lay representative may be any person not employed as a staff member in the library he or she is to represent. Each governing body may also elect or appoint an alternate lay representative who may perform the duties of the representative in his or her absence. An alternate lay representative may not be elected to the advisory council. The major resource center shall always have one member on the council. Thereafter, the representatives in an annual meeting shall elect members of their group to fill council vacancies arising due to expiration of terms of office. The term of office for representatives and alternates shall be the state fiscal year.

Source Note:The provisions of this §1.112 adopted to be effective September 1, 1977, 2 TexReg 1928; amended to be effective September 1, 1979, 4 TexReg 2677; amended to be effective December 9, 1980, 5 TexReg 4766; amended to be effective July 22, 1983, 8 TexReg 2608; amended to be effective June 27, 1995, 20 TexReg 4343.