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Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 40.023

TRAINING PROGRAM FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 316 (H.B. 5), Sec. 29, eff

(a) A person who is appointed as a member of the council may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the council until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide information to the member regarding:

(1) the legislation that created the department and the council;

(2) the programs operated by the department;

(3) the role and functions of the department and the council, including detailed information regarding the advisory responsibilities of the council;

(4) the role of the commission and the responsibilities of the commission in relation to the department;

(5) the rules of the department, with an emphasis on rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority;

(6) the current budget for the department;

(7) the results of the most recent formal audit of the department;

(8) the requirements of the:

(A) open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code;

(B) public information law, Chapter 552, Government Code; and

(C) administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, Government Code;

(9) the requirements of the conflict-of-interest laws and other laws relating to public officials; and

(10) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the commissioner or the Texas Ethics Commission.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.