Sec. 81.0201. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR BOARD MEMBERS

(a) A person who is elected or appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the 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 state bar and the board;

(2) the programs operated by the state bar;

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

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

(5) the current budget for the state bar;

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

(7) the requirements of:

(A) the open meetings law, Chapter 551;

(B) the public information law, Chapter 552; and

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

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

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.