1. (a) The Commission may convene committees that are deemed to be in the best interest of the TCFP and its mission.
2. (b) All committees shall be subject to and governed by these rules.
3. (c) The approved committee shall elect a member of their committee as the chairperson who may remain in this position for two (2) years before reappointment or until such time as a new person is appointed as the Chairperson.
4. (d) Committees should be composed of a reasonable odd number of members, with a minimum of nine and a maximum of 15 members.
5. (e) The committees shall meet at least twice each calendar year at the call of either the committee chairperson or the Commission.
6. (f) All committees shall be reviewed for relevance by the Commission every odd year and will either be renewed or discontinued.
7. (g) The committee chairperson may form ad hoc working groups, when in the judgment of the chair, it will enhance or provide guidance for a specific purpose or time period. The committee chairperson may determine working group selection, but membership is limited only to ad hoc and will disband once the purpose has been met.
8. (h) Annually each committee chairperson will present to the Commission an end-of-year status report.
9. (i) Meetings to deliberate a test item or information related to a test item do not require an open meeting per Texas Government Code §551.088.

Source Note:The provisions of this §463.3 adopted to be effective December 10, 2023, 48 TexReg 7175.