{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-503.101","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 503.101","heading":"BOARD MEMBERSHIP.","body":"(a) The Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors consists of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows:\n(1) five licensed professional counselor members, at least three of whom are in private practice and at least one of whom is a counselor educator; and\n(2) four members who represent the public.\n(b) Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 561 (H.B. 1283), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE I. REGULATION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING","CHAPTER 503. LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS","SUBCHAPTER C. TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.503.htm#503.101","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"917eacf45fa34c203bcf8ef0a81d6f3dd3c02fe4c2d620b47db0d4e9a38ecb4c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-503.060","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-503.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}