(a) The task force is composed of:
(1) the commissioner or the commissioner’s designee;
(2) the following additional members appointed by the commissioner:
(A) three parents of students who are enrolled in school districts or open-enrollment charter schools and receive the mental health services described by § 38.302(1);
(B) one person who provides the mental health services described by § 38.302(1) or the training described by § 38.302(2) and who is:
(i) a licensed professional counselor, as defined by § 503.002, Occupations Code;
(ii) a licensed clinical social worker, as defined by § 505.002, Occupations Code; or
(iii) a school counselor certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21;
(C) one person who is a psychiatrist;
(D) two persons who are administrators of districts or schools that provide the mental health services described by § 38.302(1) or the training described by § 38.302(2);
(E) one person who is a member of a foundation that invests in the mental health services described by § 38.302(1) or the training described by § 38.302(2);
(F) one person who is an employee of an institution of higher education designated under § 38.307; and
(G) one person who is a licensed specialist in school psychology, as defined by § 501.002, Occupations Code; and
(3) for any other entity the task force considers necessary, one person appointed by the task force for each such entity.
(b) Appointments to the task force shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.

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