Tex. Educ. Code Section 156.003
Conflict of Interest

(a)

In this section, “Texas trade association” means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b)

A person may not be a member of the research coordinating board if:

(1)

the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of medicine;

(2)

the person’s spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of medicine; or

(3)

the person is a member of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

(c)

A person may not be a member of the research coordinating board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 (Registration of Lobbyists), Government Code, because of the person’s activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the board.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 992 (H.B. 177), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.

Source: Section 156.003 — Conflict of Interest, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.­156.­htm#156.­003 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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