ADVISORY COMMITTEES

(a) The board shall appoint an advisory committee for the purpose of providing advice and recommendations to the board on matters related to the regulation of land surveying. The advisory committee must consist of five or more individuals appointed by the board, at least five of whom must be land surveyors. (a-1) The advisory committee appointed under Subsection (a) may, on its own initiative or at the request of any interested person, prepare a written report or recommendation to the board on any surveying-related subject regulated by the board. (a-2) The advisory committee appointed under Subsection (a) shall maintain a written public record of each subject discussed and action taken at the committee's meetings. (b) The board may not adopt a rule related to the scope of practice of, the professional or technical standards for, or the standards of conduct and ethics for land surveyors before considering advice and recommendations from the advisory committee described in Subsection (a). (c) The board may appoint additional advisory committees to provide advice and recommendations to the board on any other matter relevant to the administration of this chapter or Chapter 1071.