Tex. Insurance Code § 846.101
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§ 846.101. BOARD MEMBERS; NOTICE OF ELECTIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as otherwise provided, the powers of a multiple employer welfare arrangement shall be exercised by a board elected to carry out the purposes established by the organizational documents of the arrangement.
(b) The member employers shall elect at least 75 percent of the board members. At least 75 percent of the board members must be individuals who are covered under the arrangement.
(c) An owner, officer, or employee of a third-party administrator who provides services to the multiple employer welfare arrangement or any other person who has received compensation from the arrangement may not serve as a board member.
(d) Each board member shall be elected for a term of at least two years.
(e) Each member employer of a multiple employer welfare arrangement shall be given notice of each election of board members and is entitled to an equal vote, either in person or by a written proxy signed by the member employer. An owner, officer, or employee of a third-party administrator who provides services to the arrangement or any other person who has received compensation from the arrangement may not serve as proxy.
(b) The member employers shall elect at least 75 percent of the board members. At least 75 percent of the board members must be individuals who are covered under the arrangement.
(c) An owner, officer, or employee of a third-party administrator who provides services to the multiple employer welfare arrangement or any other person who has received compensation from the arrangement may not serve as a board member.
(d) Each board member shall be elected for a term of at least two years.
(e) Each member employer of a multiple employer welfare arrangement shall be given notice of each election of board members and is entitled to an equal vote, either in person or by a written proxy signed by the member employer. An owner, officer, or employee of a third-party administrator who provides services to the arrangement or any other person who has received compensation from the arrangement may not serve as proxy.
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