Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 265 - GENERAL SANITATION
Subchapter B - TEXAS YOUTH CAMPS SAFETY AND HEALTH
Section 265.29 - Youth Camp Committee
Universal Citation: 25 TX Admin Code ยง 265.29
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Advisory committee.
(1) Committee appointment. The
executive commissioner or his designee shall appoint a committee to:
(A) advise the executive commissioner in the
development of standards and procedures;
(B) make recommendations to the executive
commissioner regarding the content of the rules adopted to implement the Act;
and
(C) perform any other functions
requested by the executive commissioner in the implementation and
administration of the Act.
(2) Advisory committee membership. The
advisory committee shall not exceed nine members. At least two members shall be
from the general public, and seven members shall be experienced camping
professionals who represent the camping communities of the state and should
reflect the geographic diversity of the state in proportion to the number of
camps licensed by the department in each geographic area of the
state.
(3) Filling a vacancy on the
advisory committee. Any vacancy on the advisory committee will be filled by the
executive commissioner or his designee in the same manner as other appointments
to the advisory committee.
(4)
Annual meeting required. The advisory committee will meet annually and at the
call of the executive commissioner or his designee.
(b) Procedures.
(1) Staggered terms of service. Committee
members shall serve for staggered six-year terms, with the terms of three
members expiring on August 31 of each odd-numbered year.
(2) Adoption of committee rules of conduct
and election of officers. The committee may adopt rules for the conduct of its
own activities and may elect from among its members a chairperson, a
vice-chairperson, and a secretary.
(3) Committee quorum. A simple majority of
the members of the committee who are statutorily required to be appointed shall
constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting official business.
(4) Committee meetings announced. The
committee is not a "governmental body" as defined in the Open Meetings Act.
However, in order to promote public participation, each meeting of the
committee shall be announced and conducted in accordance with the Texas
Government Code, Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551.
(5) Compensation or reimbursement of
expenses. A committee member may not receive compensation or reimbursement of
expenses for serving on a youth camp committee.
(6) Presiding officer. The committee shall
annually select from among its members a chair who will serve as the presiding
officer of the committee. The presiding officer of the committee shall preside
over the committee.
(7) Reports.
The presiding officer shall file an annual written report with the department.
(A) The report may list the meeting dates of
the committee and any subcommittees, the attendance records of its members, a
brief description of actions taken by the committee, a description of how the
committee has accomplished any specific tasks officially given to the
committee, the status of any rules that were recommended by the committee, and
anticipated activities of the committee for the next year.
(B) The report shall cover the meetings and
activities in the immediate preceding 12 months and shall be filed with the
department. The report shall be signed by the presiding officer.
(8) Committee abolished. By
October 1, 2021, the executive commissioner will initiate and complete a review
of the committee to determine whether the committee should be continued,
consolidated with another committee, or abolished. If the committee is not
continued or consolidated, the committee shall be abolished on that
date.
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