Tex.
Occ. Code Section 301.051
Board Membership
(a)
The Texas Board of Nursing consists of 15 members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows:(1)
seven nurse members, including:(A)
two advanced practice registered nurses;(B)
two registered nurses who are not advanced practice registered nurses or members of a nurse faculty; and(C)
three vocational nurses who are not members of a nurse faculty;(2)
three members who are nurse faculty members of schools of nursing:(A)
one of whom is a nurse faculty member of a school of nursing offering a baccalaureate degree program in preparing registered nurses;(B)
one of whom is a nurse faculty member of a school of nursing offering an associate degree program in preparing registered nurses; and(C)
one of whom is a nurse faculty member of a school of nursing at an institution of higher education preparing vocational nurses; and(3)
five members who represent the public.(b)
Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.
Source:
Section 301.051 — Board Membership, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.301.htm#301.051 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
