34 Tex. Admin. Code § 51.1 - Advisory and Auxiliary Committees
(a) The
following committees are created for a period which will expire at the end of
the next sunset review for the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) which
is September 1, 2019, unless continued by the outcome of the sunset process, to
advise or otherwise serve the retirement system and are deemed necessary to
assist the Board of Trustees in performing its duties:
(1) a Medical Board, composed of three
licensed physicians as provided by §
825.204, Government
Code; and
(2) a Retirees Advisory
Committee for the health benefits program under the Texas Public School Retired
Employees Group Benefits Act (TRS-Care), composed as provided by Subchapter I
of Chapter 1575, Insurance Code.
(b) The duties of a committee under this
section are established by applicable statute or policies of the Board of
Trustees.
(c) The members of the
Medical Board shall be paid, as independent contractors, fees and expenses in
accordance with contracts negotiated by the executive director or his designee
subject to the applicable resolutions, policies, and annual budget adopted by
the Board of Trustees. To the extent advisory committees are composed of
independent contractors they are to be considered consultants employed by the
retirement system under the authority recognized by §
2254.024, Government
Code.
(d) Members of the Retirees
Advisory Committee for TRS-Care do not serve as independent contractors and are
entitled only to reimbursement for actual and reasonable expenses incurred in
performing functions as members of the committee.
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