Tex. Gov't Code Section 443.0081
Historical Representation Advisory Committee

(a)

To ensure that the diverse history of Texas is accurately represented in the Capitol Complex, the historical representation advisory committee shall provide guidance to the board on the addition of monuments to the Capitol Complex.

(b)

The advisory committee consists of the following 12 members:

(1)

four members appointed by the governor;

(2)

four members appointed by the lieutenant governor; and

(3)

four members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(c)

In making appointments under this section, the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall attempt to include African American Texans, Hispanic American Texans, Native American Texans, female Texans, and Texans exemplifying rural heritage.

(d)

The governor shall designate the presiding officer of the committee from among the members of the committee. The presiding officer serves a term of two years.

(e)

A member of the advisory committee serves at the pleasure of the appointing officer and serves without compensation or reimbursement of expenses.

(f)

The advisory committee shall conduct meetings the committee considers necessary to provide guidance under this section. The board shall provide necessary administrative support to the advisory committee.

(g)

Subject to the approval of the board, the advisory committee shall develop its own bylaws under which it shall operate.

(h)

Chapter 2110 (State Agency Advisory Committees) does not apply to the advisory committee.

(i)

The advisory committee is subject to the open meetings law, Chapter 551 (Open Meetings).

(j)

The advisory committee is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the advisory committee is abolished September 1, 2007.

(k)

The advisory committee shall:

(1)

collect information relating to each proposed monument to the Capitol Complex; and

(2)

in cooperation with the chair of the history department at Prairie View A&M University, at The University of Texas at Austin, or at any other land grant university in the state, as determined by the committee, ensure the:

(A)

historical accuracy of any proposed monument; and

(B)

equitable representation of all Texans, including African slaves, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, women in Texas history, and Texans exemplifying military service and rural heritage in additional monuments to the Capitol Complex.

(l)

In this section, “monument” has the meaning assigned by Section 443.015 (Parking Meters), as added by Chapter 1141, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1315, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Source: Section 443.0081 — Historical Representation Advisory Committee, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­443.­htm#443.­0081 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

443.001
Board 443.002
Sunset Provision 443.003
Membership 443.004
Chairman 443.005
Architect of the Capitol 443.006
Curator of the Capitol 443.007
General Powers and Duties of Board 443.008
Advisory Committees 443.009
Offices, Records, and Documents in the Capitol 443.010
Donations 443.011
Responsibility for Items 443.012
Fire Inspection 443.013
Vending Facilities 443.014
Texans Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor 443.015
Parking Meters 443.016
Use of Indigenous Plants and Trees 443.017
Transfer of Certain Historical Items 443.018
Regulation of Visitors and Vendors 443.019
Deposit for Use of Capitol or Capitol Grounds 443.020
Pass Keys to Rooms in the Capitol 443.021
State History Museum 443.022
Audits 443.023
Purchase and Lease Requirements for Certain Expenditures 443.024
Display of the Texas and United States Flags 443.025
Woodlawn 443.026
Tours 443.027
Publications and Publicity 443.028
Chapel 443.029
Governor’s Mansion 443.030
Support Organizations 443.0031
Lobbying Prohibition 443.0032
Antidiscrimination Policy for Appointments to Board 443.0033
Grounds for Removal from Board 443.0041
Application of Open Meetings and Administrative Procedure Laws 443.0042
Information on Responsibilities of Board Members and Employees 443.0043
Separation of Policymaking and Management Responsibilities 443.0044
Accessibility Plan and Compliance 443.0045
Public Notification of Board Activities 443.0046
Public Testimony at Board Meetings 443.0047
Maintaining Information on Complaints Filed with Board 443.0048
Information on Status of Complaints 443.0051
Executive Director 443.0052
Equal Employment Opportunity 443.0053
Employee Performance Evaluations 443.0054
Compensatory Time for Employees Exempt from Flsa 443.0071
Review of Construction in Capitol Complex 443.0072
Powers and Duties Relating to Other Buildings and Grounds 443.0081
Historical Representation Advisory Committee 443.0101
Capitol Fund 443.0102
Application of State Funds Reform Act 443.0103
Texas State Buildings Preservation Endowment Fund 443.0131
Rental of Space to News Media 443.0132
Fee for Use of General Land Office Building 443.0133
Fee for Copy of Copyrighted Material 443.0135
Alcoholic Beverages 443.0151
Visitor Parking Facilities 443.0152
Capitol Grounds Monuments 443.0153
Parking Fees Not Subject to Sales Tax 443.0231
Information Technologies 443.0295
Governor’s Mansion Renewal Trust Fund 443.01525
Tejano Memorial Monument 443.01526
African American Texans Monument 443.01527
Memorial Monument for Emergency Medical Services Personnel
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Accessed:
Apr. 20, 2024

§ 443.0081’s source at texas​.gov