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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT |
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Subtitle G. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS INVOLVING BOTH STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS |
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Chapter 2306. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS |
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Subchapter Y. TEXAS STATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CORPORATION |
Sec. 2306.5543. TRAINING
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(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the corporation's board of directors may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the 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 corporation;
(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the corporation;
(3) the results of the most recent formal audit of the corporation;
(4) the requirements of laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and conflicts of interest; and
(5) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the corporation or the Texas Ethics Commission.
(c) A person appointed to the corporation's board of directors is entitled to reimbursement, to the same extent provided by the General Appropriations Act for a member of a state board, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.