(a) The commission shall appoint an advisory board
to advise the commission on matters relating to the consortium. The
advisory board is charged with reviewing information on the status
and plans for consortial programs and services, providing input and
recommendations regarding those programs and services, and making
recommendations regarding consortia membership and governance. The
advisory board may recommend to the Director and Librarian that:
(1) the consortium enter into cooperative projects
with entities other than public libraries, libraries of clinical medicine,
or institutions of higher education; and/or
(2) the consortium admit or deny membership status
or affiliate membership status to libraries of clinical medicine,
independent institutions of higher education, and eligible nonprofit
libraries.
(b) Members of the advisory board shall be chosen to
present as much variety as possible in geographic distribution and
size and type of institution. At least two members must be representatives
of the general public. Each of the following types of institutions
must be represented by at least one member: public libraries; public
junior colleges; general academic teaching institutions and private
or independent institutions of higher educations; and public school
districts. The maximum number of members shall not exceed 11. Members
of the advisory board must be qualified by training and experience
to advise the commission on policy.
(c) The advisory board shall meet at least twice a
year regarding consortium programs and plans at the call of the advisory
board's chair or of the Director and Librarian. The advisory board
reports to the agency through its meeting and meeting minutes, and/or
reports or letters to the Director and Librarian.
(d) Members of the advisory board serve three-year
terms beginning September 1.
(e) A member of the advisory board serves without compensation
but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of official duties, subject to any applicable
limitation on reimbursement provided by the General Appropriations
Act.
(f) The advisory board shall elect a chair and a vice
chair at the first meeting of each fiscal year.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §8.4 adopted to be effective June 24, 1998, 23 TexReg 6436; amended to be effective December 9, 2001, 26 TexReg 9845; amended to be effective April 8, 2010, 35 TexReg 2742; amended to be effective February 26, 2015, 40 TexReg 812; amended to be effective November 28, 2018, 43 TexReg 7669 |