(a) The board chair shall appoint the following standing
committees, composed of four board members at least one of whom is
a public member. A committee quorum shall consist of three members.
Committee appointments shall be made by the chair for a term of up
to two years but may be terminated at any point by the chair. Committee
members may be re-appointed at the discretion of the chair. The board
chair shall appoint a committee chair.
(1) General Issues Committee. The committee shall meet
as required to evaluate issues and possibly develop proposed actions
for the full board on issues of importance to the board and the professions.
Such issues may include engineering or land surveying ethics, professionalism
in practice, legislation, board management, and engineering or land
surveying business issues.
(2) Licensing and Registration Committee. The committee
shall meet no less than twice each fiscal year to evaluate issues
and possibly develop proposed actions for the full board on licensing
and registration issues. The committee may participate in activities
such as evaluating rules concerning licensing of engineers; licensing
and registration of land surveyors; evaluating education and continuing
education program requirements; conducting personal interviews of
applicants; evaluating applications; participating in national and
international engineering and land surveying licensing and registration
activities on the board's behalf; providing general guidance to the
executive director on licensing and registration issues; and evaluating
any other issue indirectly or directly relating to engineering or
land surveying licensing and registration.
(3) Compliance and Enforcement Committee. The committee
shall meet as required to evaluate issues and possibly develop proposed
actions for the full board on enforcement issues. The committee may
participate in activities such as evaluating rules concerning enforcement
of the Acts; reviewing the progress of enforcement activities; suggesting
sanctions for violations of the Acts; participation in national and
international engineering and land surveying law enforcement activities
on the board's behalf; providing general guidance to the executive
director on enforcement issues; evaluating continuing education program
requirements; and evaluating any other issue indirectly or directly
relating to engineering or land surveying law enforcement.
(4) Policy Advisory Opinion Committee. The committee
shall meet as required to review, prepare and recommend policy advisory
opinions regarding the interpretation or application of the Engineering
Act and to perform related activities pursuant to board approval.
The committee shall follow the process and procedures for issuing
advisory opinions as prescribed in Subchapter H of this chapter (relating
to Advisory Opinions).
(5) Legislative Issues Committee. The committee shall
meet as needed to consider legislative matters that may affect the
practice of engineering and land surveying in the state. Pursuant
to the Chapter 556, Texas Government Code, the committee shall not
lobby or strive to influence legislation regarding the practice of
engineering but meet to consider board responses to pending legislation
and assist in answering related inquiries from the Texas Legislature,
Governor or other state agency or governmental entity during the legislative
session.
(b) Nominating Committee. The board's chair shall appoint
a nominating committee consisting of the chair and two board members
to nominate candidates for the offices of vice chair, secretary, and
treasurer. The nominating committee shall meet prior to the regular
board meeting prior to September 1 of each year to allow election
of officers at that meeting.
(c) Ad Hoc Committees. The board chair, full board,
or a standing committee may appoint an ad hoc committee to assist
in resolving particular issues.
(1) The chair or committee chair shall establish a
specific purpose and duration for each ad hoc committee. Ad hoc committees
previously appointed may be reappointed in part or in whole for a
specific purpose and duration.
(2) Ad hoc committees shall be limited to investigating
and evaluating issues assigned, and making a report to the full board
or appropriate standing committee with recommendations concerning
possible board positions, actions or inactions. The board or appropriate
standing committee shall receive the report of each ad hoc committee
publicly, and shall recommend appropriate action, if any, to the full
board.
(d) Advisory Committees. In accordance with §1001.216,
the board shall appoint a Surveying Advisory Committee and may appoint
other advisory committees.
(e) Committee actions. The actions of any committee
are recommendations only and are not binding until ratification by
the board at a regularly scheduled meeting or if authorized by rule.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §131.15 adopted to be effective May 20, 2004, 29 TexReg 4871; amended to be effective December 10, 2006, 31 TexReg 9829; amended to be effective March 8, 2007, 32 TexReg 1074; amended to be effective September 10, 2007, 32 TexReg 6152; amended to be effective December 21, 2008, 33 TexReg 10162; amended to be effective July 20, 2009, 34 TexReg 4736; amended to be effective December 19, 2010, 35 TexReg 11257; amended to be effective December 11, 2011, 36 TexReg 8375; amended to be effective March 15, 2018, 43 TexReg 1438; amended to be effective December 24, 2020, 45 TexReg 9202 |