Sec. 201.0142. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS OF STATE BOARD

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

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) the legislation that created the state board;

(2) the programs operated by the state board;

(3) the role and functions of the state board;

(4) the rules of the state board, with an emphasis on the rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority;

(5) the current budget for the state board;

(6) the results of the most recent formal audit of the state board;

(7) the requirements of:

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

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

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

(D) other laws relating to public officials, including conflict-of-interest laws; and

(8) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the state board or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person elected or appointed to the state board is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program, regardless of whether attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1095, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 61 , Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.