Section 7.5 - Robert's Rules of OrderUnless required otherwise by law or this chapter, Robert's Rules of Order shall be used in the conduct of the Board's meetings, subject to the following adaptations to the rules:
(1) Agency personnel may introduce a matter on the Board's agenda, prior to a motion and a second, in order to put the matter before the Board;(2) A member of the Board, upon recognition by the Chair and without objection by another Board member, may ask agency personnel factual or technical questions about a matter before the Board, prior to a motion and second on the matter;(3) Upon request by a member of the Board or upon the Chair's prerogative, the Chair may recognize someone who is not a member of the Board to provide factual or technical data germane to the matter currently before the Board, subject to strict limitations on relevance and time. Upon motion by a member of the Board or upon the Chair's prerogative, the Chair may reclaim the floor at any time from a person who is not a Board member.22 Tex. Admin. Code § 7.5
The provisions of this §7.5 adopted to be effective November 21, 2004, 29 TexReg 10509; amended to be effective February 21, 2011, 36 TexReg 929