Section 56.110 - Advisory Committee(a) An advisory committee to assist the commission in administering this subchapter is composed of the following persons appointed by the commission: (1) two persons with disabilities that impair the ability to effectively access the telephone network other than disabilities described by Subdivisions (2)-(7);(2) one deaf person recommended by the Texas Deaf Caucus;(3) one deaf person recommended by the Texas Association of the Deaf;(4) one person with a hearing impairment recommended by Self-Help for the Hard of Hearing;(5) one person with a hearing impairment recommended by the American Association of Retired Persons;(6) one deaf and blind person recommended by the Texas Deaf/Blind Association;(7) one person with a speech impairment and one person with a speech and hearing impairment recommended by the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities;(8) two representatives of telecommunications utilities, one representing a nonlocal exchange utility and one representing a local exchange company, chosen from a list of candidates provided by the Texas Telephone Association;(9) two persons, at least one of whom is deaf, with experience in providing relay services recommended by the department; and(10) two public members recommended by organizations representing consumers of telecommunications services.(b) Members of the advisory committee serve two-year terms. A member whose term has expired shall continue to serve until a qualified replacement is appointed.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 532 (S.B. 512), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013 Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1553, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999 Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.08(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1999 Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.