Sec. 2306.6005. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (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 Manufactured Housing Board and may not be a division 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.), if:
(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of manufactured housing; or
(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of manufactured housing.
(c) A person may not be a member of the Manufactured Housing Board or act as the general counsel to the Manufactured Housing Board or the division if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the division.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 1.29, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle G - Economic Development Programs Involving Both State and Local Governments
Chapter 2306 - Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Subchapter AA. Manufactured Housing Division
Section 2306.6001. Definitions
Section 2306.6002. Regulation and Enforcement
Section 2306.6003. Manufactured Housing Board
Section 2306.6004. Manufactured Housing Board Membership
Section 2306.6005. Conflict of Interest
Section 2306.6006. Terms; Vacancy
Section 2306.6007. Presiding Officer
Section 2306.6008. Grounds for Removal
Section 2306.6009. Reimbursement
Section 2306.6012. Appropriations; Donations
Section 2306.6013. Budget; Sharing of Department Personnel, Equipment, and Facilities
Section 2306.6014. Division Director
Section 2306.6016. Separation of Responsibilities
Section 2306.6017. Standards of Conduct
Section 2306.6018. Equal Employment Opportunity
Section 2306.6021. Public Participation
Section 2306.6023. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution