Tex.
Utils. Code Section 56.110
Advisory Committee
(a)
An advisory committee to assist the commission in administering this subchapter is composed of the following persons appointed by the commission:(1)
two persons with disabilities that impair the ability to effectively access the telephone network other than disabilities described by Subdivisions (2)-(7);(2)
one deaf person recommended by the Texas Deaf Caucus;(3)
one deaf person recommended by the Texas Association of the Deaf;(4)
one person with a hearing impairment recommended by Self-Help for the Hard of Hearing;(5)
one person with a hearing impairment recommended by the American Association of Retired Persons;(6)
one deaf and blind person recommended by the Texas Deaf/Blind Association;(7)
one person with a speech impairment and one person with a speech and hearing impairment recommended by the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities;(8)
two representatives of telecommunications utilities, one representing a nonlocal exchange utility and one representing a local exchange company, chosen from a list of candidates provided by the Texas Telephone Association;(9)
two persons, at least one of whom is deaf, with experience in providing relay services recommended by the department; and(10)
two public members recommended by organizations representing consumers of telecommunications services.(b)
Members of the advisory committee serve two-year terms. A member whose term has expired shall continue to serve until a qualified replacement is appointed.
Source:
Section 56.110 — Advisory Committee, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.56.htm#56.110 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
