Texas Education Code
§ 66.62 — BOARD FOR LEASE OF UNIVERSITY LANDS
ED § 66.62Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part C. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM · Ch. 66. PERMANENT UNIVERSITY FUND · Art. D. BOARD FOR LEASE OF UNIVERSITY LANDS
Statute text
View on source(a)The board is composed of the commissioner, two members of the board of regents selected by that board, and one member of the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System selected by that board. If a regent member is unable to attend a meeting of the board, the presiding officer of the board of regents of the applicable system may appoint another member of that board of regents as a substitute member of the board to attend the meeting that the regular regent member is unable to attend. The substitute regent member shall exercise all the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the absent regent member during the conduct of the meeting for which he was appointed. A substitute regent member is subject to the provisions of this subchapter.
(b)Members of the board, other than the commissioner, serve two-year terms expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year. Regent members continue to serve until a successor is appointed and qualified.
(c)The commissioner is chairman of the board.
(d)A person who is directly or indirectly employed by, or is an officer or employee of a person or entity actively engaged in the exploration for or production of oil and gas, other than as a landowner or royalty owner, may not be a regent member.
(e)An officer, employee, or paid consultant of a trade association in the oil and gas industry may not be a regent member or employee of the board, nor may a person who cohabits with or is the spouse of an officer, managerial employee, or paid consultant of a trade association in the oil and gas industry be a regent member of the board or a non-classified employee of the board.
(f)A person who is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, by virtue of his activities for compensation in or on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the board, may not serve as a regent member of the board or act as the general counsel to the board.
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Legislative history
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1324, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.