16 Tex. Admin. Code § 61.120 - Combative Sports Advisory Board
(a)
The advisory board consists of nine members appointed by the presiding officer
of the commission with the approval of the commission. The nine members
include:
(1) four physicians;
(2) one representative of a boxing
promoter;
(3) one representative of
a mixed martial arts promoter;
(4)
one combative sports referee or judge licensed at least three years;
(5) one former combative sports contestant;
and
(6) one public
member.
(b) If a license
is required to hold any of the member positions in (a), the license must be
issued by the State of Texas and be in and remain in good standing for the
balance of the term.
(c) Advisory
board members serve terms of six years, with the terms of two or three members,
expiring on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
(1) A member may not serve more than two full
consecutive terms.
(2) If a vacancy
occurs during a term, the presiding officer of the commission will appoint a
replacement who meets the qualifications of the open position to serve for the
balance of the term.
(d)
The presiding officer of the commission, with approval of the commission,
appoints one of the advisory board members to serve as the presiding officer of
the advisory board for one year. The presiding officer of the advisory board
may vote on any matter before the advisory board.
(e) Advisory board members do not receive
compensation. Board members may be, subject to the General Appropriations Act,
reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing the duties
of the advisory board.
(f) The
advisory board meets at the call of the presiding officer of the commission or
executive director.
(g) The
advisory board provides advice and recommendations to the department on health
and safety of contestants and other matters relevant to the administration and
enforcement of this chapter.
(h)
The presiding officer of the advisory board shall appoint not less than two
standing board workgroups to study and work with department staff on matters
related to medical protocols and other matters that promote the health and
safety of contestants.
Notes
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.