Section 62.65 - Advisory Committee(a) The commission shall establish an advisory committee to provide advice and recommendations to the department on technical matters relevant to the administration of this chapter. The name of the advisory committee shall be the Code Enforcement Officers Advisory Committee.(b) The advisory committee shall consist of nine members appointed by the presiding officer of the commission with the approval of the commission as follows: (1) five registered code enforcement officers; (2) one structural engineer or licensed architect; (3) two consumers, one of which must be a certified building official; and(4) one person involved in the education and training of code enforcement officers.(c) Members of the advisory committee shall serve staggered six-year terms so that the terms of three members will expire on February 1 of each odd-numbered year. If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the presiding officer of the commission, with the approval of the commission, shall appoint a replacement who meets the qualifications for the vacant position to serve for the remainder of the term.(d) The presiding officer of the commission shall designate one member of the advisory committee to serve as presiding officer of the advisory committee for a term of two years. A member may serve more than one term as presiding officer.(e) The advisory committee shall meet at the call of the presiding officer of the commission or the executive director of the department.(f) A quorum of the advisory committee is necessary to conduct official business. A quorum is five members. Advisory committee action shall require a majority vote of those members present and voting.(g) A member of the advisory committee may be removed from the advisory committee pursuant to Texas Occupations Code § RSA 51.209.16 Tex. Admin. Code § 62.65
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 36, September 8, 2017, TexReg 4617, eff. 9/15/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 25, June 24, 2022, TexReg 3664, eff. 7/1/2022