Texas Education Code
§ 30.022 — GOVERNANCE OF THE TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
ED § 30.022Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES · Ch. 30. STATE AND REGIONAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES · Art. B. TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Statute text
View on source(a)The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired is governed by a nine-member board appointed by the governor in accordance with this section and confirmed by the senate. A person may not serve simultaneously on the school's governing board and the board of the Texas Commission for the Blind. The board shall be composed of:
(1)three members who are blind or visually impaired, at least one of whom has received educational services related to the blindness or visual impairment;
(2)three members who are working or have worked as professionals in the field of delivering services to persons who are blind or visually impaired; and
(3)three members, each of whom is the parent of a child who is blind or visually impaired, and at least one of whom is the parent of a child who, at the time of the parent's appointment, is receiving educational services related to the blindness or visual impairment.
(b)Members of the board serve for terms of six years, with the terms of three members expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year.
(c)Members of the board serve without salary but are entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in carrying out official duties.
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Legislative history
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1153 (S.B. 211), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1358 (S.B. 1457), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 247 (S.B. 836), Sec. 1, eff. May 29, 2015.