(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.