(a) Pursuant to Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code §
5.21 and commission Rule 31.6, the commission hereby establishes an
Internal Audit Advisory Committee ("Committee").
(b) The purpose, role, and goal of the Committee is
to advise the commission on the agency's internal audit processes.
(c) The presiding officer of the commission may appoint
not more than two commissioners and three members of the public to
serve on the Committee. The Committee shall select from among its
members a presiding officer.
(d) Each public member must either:
(1) hold an ownership interest or management position
with an active TABC licensee or permittee; or
(2) hold a certified public accountant license or similar
financial industry credentials.
(e) The commission's general counsel or another commission
attorney assigned by the general counsel shall provide legal counsel
to the Committee.
(f) Within 60 days after the first Committee meeting,
Committee members shall complete training provided by the commission's
General Counsel's office regarding compliance with the Texas Public
Information Act and other applicable ethics rules.
(g) The Committee shall report to the commission at
the times and in the manner it determines will best assist the commission
and in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act.
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