(a) The commission shall employ an executive secretary who
shall employ other employees necessary to implement, administer, and enforce
the Act.
(b) The commission and the executive secretary may not employ
or continue to employ a person:
(1) who owns or controls a financial interest in a licensee
of the commission;
(2) who is employed by or serves as a paid consultant
to a licensee of the commission, an official breed registry, or a Texas trade
association, as defined by the Act,§2.071(c), in the field of horse or
greyhound racing or breeding;
(3) who owns or leases a race animal that participates
in pari-mutuel racing in this state; or
(4) who accepts or is entitled to a part of the purse
or Texas-bred incentive award to be paid on a greyhound or a horse in a race
held in this state.
(c) The commission and the executive secretary may not employ
or continue to employ a person who is residentially domiciled with or related
within the first degree by affinity or consanguinity to a person who is ineligible
for employment under subsection (b) of this section.
(d) The commission shall employ the executive secretary and
other employees in a manner that reflects the diversity of the population
in this state with regard to race, color, creed, handicap, sex, religion,
age, and national origin.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §303.7 adopted to be effective November 15, 1988, 13 TexReg 5557; amended to be effective January 1, 1998, 22 TexReg 12045; amended to be effective January 1, 1999, 23 TexReg 12911 |