COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP

(a) The Texas Funeral Service Commission consists of seven members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate as follows: (1) two members who are licensed as both an embalmer and a funeral director for at least the five years preceding appointment to the commission; (2) one member who is a crematory owner or operator; and (3) four members who represent the public and who: (A) are not regulated under this chapter; and (B) have consistently shown an interest in supporting consumer protection. (b) Appointments to the commission shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee. (c) Each member of the commission must be a United States citizen. (d) Before entering on the duties of office, each commissioner shall take and subscribe to the oath of office prescribed for other state officials. The oath shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state after having been administered under proper authority. (e) Each person appointed to the commission shall be furnished with a certificate of appointment by the governor that evidences that the person took the official oath of office.