Sec. 201.0141. INELIGIBILITY TO SERVE ON BOARD; INELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS. (a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined 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 person may not be a member of the state board or act as the general counsel to the state board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the state board.
(c) A person may not be a member of the state board and may not be a state board employee 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 whose primary purpose is the promotion of soil and water conservation; or
(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association whose primary purpose is the promotion of soil and water conservation.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 611, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 2.19(11), eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1095, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation
Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation
Subchapter B. State Soil and Water Conservation Board
Section 201.0111. Appointments
Section 201.012. State Districts
Section 201.013. State District Conventions
Section 201.0141. Ineligibility to Serve on Board; Ineligibility for Certain Positions
Section 201.0142. Training Program for Members of State Board
Section 201.0151. Removal From Board
Section 201.017. Oath; Compensation
Section 201.018. Majority Vote Requirement
Section 201.019. Officers and Employees
Section 201.0191. Equal Opportunity Employment
Section 201.020. Records; Hearings; Rules
Section 201.022. General Powers and Duties
Section 201.0225. Carrizo Cane Eradication Program
Section 201.0227. Ten-Year Dam Repair and Maintenance Plan; Reports
Section 201.023. Funds Management
Section 201.024. Contracts for Watershed Protection and Flood Control Plans
Section 201.025. Sunset Provision
Section 201.026. Nonpoint Source Pollution
Section 201.027. Enforcement Referral Records
Section 201.028. Annual Report
Section 201.029. Grant Program Administration
Section 201.030. Negotiated Rulemaking; Alternative Dispute Resolution