Sec. 481.169. ADVISORY BOARD OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAKEHOLDERS. (a) An advisory board of economic development stakeholders is created to assist the department.
(b) The advisory board is composed of seven members who serve staggered four-year terms. The governor shall appoint three members, the lieutenant governor shall appoint two members, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint two members to the advisory board. The governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives shall each appoint one of the initial members to a two-year term. Thereafter, each member of the advisory board shall be appointed to a four-year term.
(c) The advisory board shall collect and disseminate information on federal, state, local, and private community economic development programs, including loans, grants, and other funding sources.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 978, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Last modified: September 28, 2016