Sec. 103.002. COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL. (a) The Texas Diabetes Council is composed of 11 citizen members appointed from the public and one representative each from the department, the commission, and the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services.
(b) The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint the following citizen members:
(1) a licensed physician with a specialization in treating diabetes;
(2) a registered nurse with a specialization in diabetes education and training;
(3) a registered and licensed dietitian with a specialization in the diabetes education field;
(4) a person with experience and training in public health policy;
(5) three consumer members, with special consideration given to persons active in the Texas affiliates of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) or the American Diabetes Association; and
(6) four members from the general public with expertise or demonstrated commitment to diabetes issues.
(b-1) In making appointments under this section, the governor shall attempt to appoint members of different minority groups including females, African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, Native Americans, and Asian-Americans.
(c) The commissioner, executive commissioner, and commissioner of assistive and rehabilitative services shall appoint that agency's representative to the council. Agency representatives shall be nonvoting members of the council.
(d) Appointments to the council shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, creed, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 6.39, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1170, Sec. 10.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1176 (H.B. 3278), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2011.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0340, eff. April 2, 2015.
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