{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-455.101","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 455.101","heading":"ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIP.","body":"(a) The advisory board consists of nine members appointed by the presiding officer of the commission with the approval of the commission as follows:\n(1) two members who are licensed massage therapists;\n(2) two members who represent licensed massage schools;\n(3) two members who represent licensed massage establishments;\n(4) one member who is a peace officer with expertise in the enforcement of Chapter 20A, Penal Code, and Subchapter A, Chapter 43, Penal Code; and\n(5) two members of the public.\n(b) Appointments to the advisory board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.243, eff. September 1, 2017.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1105 (H.B. 4007), Sec. 6.005, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE H. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN TYPES OF THERAPY","CHAPTER 455. MASSAGE THERAPY","SUBCHAPTER C. MASSAGE THERAPY ADVISORY BOARD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.455.htm#455.101","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"91d78d19195614f545e26e326d752343dce64c2a9a79003f7c071f3c4dde575e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-455.059","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-455.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}