RADIATION ADVISORY BOARD.

(a) The radiation advisory board is composed of the following 19 members appointed by the governor:

(1) one representative from industry who is trained in nuclear physics, science, or nuclear engineering;

(2) one representative from labor;

(3) one representative from agriculture;

(4) one representative from the insurance industry;

(5) one individual who is engaged in the use and application of nuclear physics in medicine and is certified by the American Board of Radiology or licensed by the Texas Medical Board under Chapter 602, Occupations Code;

(6) one hospital administrator;

(7) one individual licensed by the Texas Medical Board who specializes in nuclear medicine;

(8) one individual licensed by the Texas Medical Board who specializes in pathology;

(9) one individual licensed by the Texas Medical Board who specializes in radiology;

(10) one representative from the nuclear utility industry;

(11) one representative from the radioactive waste industry;

(12) one representative from the petroleum industry;

(13) one health physicist certified by the American Board of Health Physics;

(14) one individual licensed by the State Board of Dental Examiners;

(15) one representative from the uranium mining industry;

(16) one individual licensed by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners; and

(17) three representatives of the public.

(b) Advisory board members serve for staggered six-year terms.

(c) A person is not eligible to be appointed as a representative of the public on the advisory board if that person or that person's spouse is:

(1) engaged in an occupation in the health care field; or

(2) employed by, participates in the management of, or has a financial interest, other than as a consumer, in part of the nuclear utility industry or in a business entity or other organization that is licensed under Subchapter F or Subchapter G.

(d) In this subsection, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest. A person may not be a member of the advisory board if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of health physics or radiological health; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of health physics or radiological health.

(e) A person may not be a member of the advisory board or act as the general counsel to the advisory board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the advisory board.

(f) Appointments to the advisory board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.