Sec. 61.657. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. (a) The board shall appoint a 10-member advisory committee to advise the board concerning assistance provided under this subchapter to professional nursing students. The advisory committee consists of:

(1) a chair named by the board;

(2) one representative named by the Texas Nurses Association;

(3) one representative named by the Texas Organization of Nurse Executives;

(4) one representative named by the Texas Board of Nursing;

(5) a head of each of the three types of professional nursing educational programs, named by the deans and directors of nursing programs in this state;

(6) a representative of graduate nursing education named by the deans and directors of nursing programs in this state;

(7) one representative named by the Texas Health Care Association; and

(8) one representative named by the Texas Association of Homes for the Aging.

(b) The board shall appoint an eight-member advisory committee to advise the board concerning assistance provided under this subchapter to vocational nursing students. The advisory committee consists of:

(1) a chair named by the board;

(2) one representative named by the Licensed Vocational Nurses Association of Texas;

(3) one representative named by the Texas Organization of Nurse Executives;

(4) one representative named by the Texas Board of Nursing;

(5) two representatives of vocational nursing educational programs named by the Texas Association of Vocational Nurse Educators;

(6) one representative named by the Texas Health Care Association; and

(7) one representative named by the Texas Association of Homes for the Aging.

(c) The costs of participation on an advisory committee of a member representing a particular organization or agency shall be borne by that member or the organization or agency the member represents.

(d) In addition to any other duties assigned by the board, each advisory committee shall specifically advise the board on:

(1) how the scholarship, matching fund, and loan repayment programs provided for under this subchapter should be established and administered to best promote the health care and educational needs of this state;

(2) any priorities of emphasis among the scholarship, matching fund, and loan repayment programs;

(3) the amount of money needed to adequately fund the scholarship, matching fund, and loan repayment programs; and

(4) any priorities among the factors identified by Section 61.655(b) of this code.

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1262, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 1989. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 2.002, eff. Feb. 1, 2004.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889 (H.B. 2426), Sec. 51, eff. September 1, 2007.