The Commissioner shall appoint an advisory committee to review and recommend changes to standards and accounting methods for determining restricted research expenditures.

1. (1) The advisory committee shall consist of 11 to 15 representatives from eligible higher education institutions.
2. (2) The Commissioner shall select institutions that represent both system institutions and institutions that are not in systems, including institutions that provide diversity in size, mission, and geographic distribution for membership on the advisory committee.
3. (3) At least 30 days prior to meeting, the Commissioner shall inform the presidents of selected institutions that they may recommend an institutional representative to serve on the advisory committee.
4. (4) Advisory committee members shall serve staggered, three-year terms.
5. (5) The advisory committee shall elect a member to serve as its chair.
6. (6) The Commissioner may remove an advisory committee member who is absent for three consecutive meetings of the advisory committee.

Source Note:The provisions of this §13.123 adopted to be effective May 15, 2005, 30 TexReg 2664; amended to be effective August 26, 2009, 34 TexReg 5679.