Texas Labor Code
§ 301.003 — MEMBER RESTRICTIONS
LA § 301.003Title 4. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND UNEMPLOYMENT · Part B. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION; WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYMENT SERVICES · Ch. 301. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION · Art. A. ORGANIZATION OF COMMISSION
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Business" does not mean personal investment in real property, financial instruments or tangible assets, or the provision of personal services, other than workforce services in the State of Texas, as an independent contractor.
(2)"Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.
(b)A member of the commission or the member's spouse may not be employed by any business or other organization receiving money from the commission during the member's term on the commission.
(c)A person may not be a member of the commission or an employee of the commission employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, if:
(1)the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of labor, business, workforce development, child care, or career schools and colleges; or
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 118 (S.B. 1309), Sec. 1, eff. May 20, 2005.