22 Tex. Admin. Code § 281.4 - Official Acts in Writing and Open to the Public
(a) All official acts of the board shall be
evidenced by a written record. Such writings shall be open to the public in
accordance with the Act and the Texas Public Information Act, Government Code
Chapter 552. Any hearing and any Board meeting shall be open to the public in
accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Government Code, Chapter 551,
provided, however, that pursuant to § 552.011, Texas Pharmacy Act, the
board may, in its discretion, conduct deliberations relative to licensee
disciplinary actions in a closed meeting. The board in a closed meeting may
conduct disciplinary hearings relating to a pharmacist or pharmacy student who
is impaired because of chemical abuse or mental or physical illness. At the
conclusion of its deliberations relative to licensee disciplinary action, the
board shall vote and announce its decision relative to the licensee in open
session. All disciplinary hearings before the State Office of Administrative
Hearings shall be open to the public, including those relating to a pharmacist
or pharmacy student who is impaired because of chemical abuse or mental or
physical illness. Official action of the board shall not be bound or prejudiced
by any informal statement or opinion made by any member of the board or the
employees of the agency.
(b) The
president shall be the chairman and preside over all meetings of the board at
which the president is present unless otherwise provided for under this
chapter. In the absence of the president, the vice president shall preside. In
the vice president's absence, one of the other Board members shall preside as
acting chairman. The acting chairman shall be selected by mutual agreement of
the board members present or, lacking mutual agreement, shall be the member
senior in length of service on the board.
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