Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.278
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.278, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 85.278. PROCEDURES.
Official statutory text
(a) The committee shall use Robert's Rules of Order as the basis of parliamentary decisions except as provided by other law or rule.
(b) An action taken by the committee must be approved by a majority vote of the members present after a quorum is established.
(c) Each member shall have one vote.
(d) A member may not authorize another individual to represent the member by proxy.
(e) The committee shall make decisions in the discharge of the committee's duties without discrimination based on a person's race, creed, gender, religion, national origin, age, physical condition, or economic status.
(f) The department staff shall take minutes of each committee meeting. After the minutes are approved by the committee, the presiding officer shall sign the minutes.
(b) An action taken by the committee must be approved by a majority vote of the members present after a quorum is established.
(c) Each member shall have one vote.
(d) A member may not authorize another individual to represent the member by proxy.
(e) The committee shall make decisions in the discharge of the committee's duties without discrimination based on a person's race, creed, gender, religion, national origin, age, physical condition, or economic status.
(f) The department staff shall take minutes of each committee meeting. After the minutes are approved by the committee, the presiding officer shall sign the minutes.
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