Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(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.
