Massage Therapy Advisory Board Meeting

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Massage Therapy Advisory Board Meeting
Monday, September 11, 2023, at 10:00 A.M.
via videoconference

AGENDA

This meeting will take place via videoconference and will be broadcast on TDLR’s YouTube channel. If you need materials in an alternate format, contact the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation at least five working days before the meeting date. Phone: (512) 463-6599, E-MAIL: open.meetings@tdlr.texas.gov, TDD/RELAY TEXAS: 1-800-relay-VV (for voice), 1-800-relay-TX (for TDD).

1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call, Certification of Quorum and Introductions
3. General Counsel Training
   1. Open Meetings Act
   2. Public Information Act
   3. Administrative Procedure Act
4. Approval of Minutes – Meeting of October 18, 2021
5. Public Comment
   Any person wishing to address the Council in person should complete a Public Comment Form and submit it to the Council Liaison at the meeting. Public Comments may also be made via email or videoconference. Any person wishing to address the Council via videoconference must submit an email by following the Public Comment Instructions found on the last page of this agenda or located at www.tdlr.texas.gov. Emails must be submitted to the Council liaison at board.comments@tdlr.texas.gov by 12:00 PM, September 8, 2023.
6. Staff Reports – Briefing from Staff and Discussion:
   1. Licensing Division
      1. Statistics
   2. Education and Examination Division
      1. Statistics
   3. Customer Service Division
      1. Statistics
   4. Enforcement Division
      1. Statistics
      2. Case Highlights
   5. Compliance Division
      1. Current Projects
      2. Outreach
   6. Field Inspections Division
      1. Statistics
      2. Current Projects
   7. Executive Office
      1. Personnel Update
      2. 88^th Legislative Session and Bill Implementation Update
7. Recommendations for agenda items for next Board meeting
8. Discussion of date, time, and location of next Board meeting
9. Adjournment

The Massage Therapy Advisory Board will accept public comment for the September 11, 2023 meeting.

Written comments must be submitted to Board.Comments@tdlr.texas.gov by no later than 12:00 p.m. on Friday, September 8, 2023. Comments will be provided to the Council members for their review prior to the meeting but will not be read aloud during the public meeting. 

If you wish to address the Council during the public meeting, please provide your contact information to Board.Comments@tdlr.texas.gov by 12:00 p.m. on Friday, September 8, 2023. The day prior to the meeting, you will receive an email with a link to join the meeting. You will be given no more than three (3) minutes to speak. The presiding officer may reduce the time provided for public comments based on the number of requests received. Ensure that you have a reliable connection and clear audio. Sharing of pre-recorded audio or video is not allowed during the public comment period.

**Please email your public comment request to Board.Comments@tdlr.texas.gov. **

DEADLINE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT REQUEST IS 12:00 PM, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Email request for Public Comment must include:

• Agenda Item or Specific Topic
• Name
• Telephone number
• Please indicate whom you are representing. Ex: attorney, yourself or other

Failure to provide the information requested directly above could result in your comment being delayed or taken out of order.