CREATION OF COMMISSION; COMPOSITION

(a) The Texas 2036 Commission is created. (b) The commission is composed of the following members: (1) the presiding officer of the legislative standing committee in each house of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over higher education; (2) the commissioner of higher education; (3) the chair of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; (4) the chair of the Texas Workforce Commission; (5) the chair of a governing board of an institution of higher education appointed by the governor; (6) a trustee of a public junior college district appointed by the governor; (7) two persons appointed by the lieutenant governor, one of whom must possess experience in the field of education; and (8) two persons appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one of whom must possess experience in the field of education. (c) Appointed members of the commission serve for two years and may be reappointed. (d) Appointments to the commission shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee. (e) A vacancy in an appointed office of the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.