MEMBERSHIP

(a) The advisory committee is composed of seven members appointed by the governor, including at least: (1) one expert in metabolic health, culinary medicine, lifestyle medicine, or integrative medicine; (2) one licensed physician certified in functional medicine; (3) one member representing the Texas Department of Agriculture; (4) one member representing a rural community; (5) one member representing an urban community; and (6) one pediatrician specializing in metabolic health. (b) In appointing the advisory committee members, the governor must: (1) consider recommendations provided by: (A) the chair of the senate committee on health and human services; (B) the chair of the house of representatives committee on public health; and (C) the chair of the house of representatives committee on human services; and (2) ensure not more than two members are affiliated with an academic or health-related institution of higher education if the appointment could reasonably create a conflict of interest between the goals of the advisory committee and the goals of the institution. (c) An individual is ineligible for appointment to the advisory committee if the individual: (1) owns or controls an ownership interest in a food, beverage, dietary supplement, or pharmaceutical manufacturing company; or (2) is related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity, as determined by Chapter 573, Government Code, to an individual who owns or controls an ownership interest in a food, beverage, dietary supplement, or pharmaceutical manufacturing company. (d) Before accepting an appointment under this section, an individual must disclose all past or existing affiliations with a food, beverage, dietary supplement, or pharmaceutical manufacturing company or any other affiliation that could reasonably create a conflict of interest with the goals of the advisory committee. An advisory committee member who fails to disclose an affiliation described by this subsection is subject to removal by the governor. (e) Advisory committee members serve staggered four-year terms.