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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES |
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Subtitle B. ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS |
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Chapter 461. TEXAS COMMISSION ON ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE |
Sec. 461.0051. COMMISSION MEMBER TRAINING
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(a) To be eligible to take office as a member of the commission, a person appointed to the commission must complete at least one course of a training program that complies with Subsection (b).
(b) The training program required by Subsection (a) must provide information to the person regarding:
(1) the enabling legislation that created the commission and its policymaking body to which the member is appointed to serve;
(2) the programs operated by the commission;
(3) the role and functions of the commission;
(4) the rules of the commission, with an emphasis on the rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority;
(5) the current budget for the commission;
(6) the results of the most recent formal audit of the commission;
(7) the requirements of the:
(A) open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code;
(B) open records law, Chapter 552, Government Code; and
(C) administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, Government Code;
(8) the requirements of the conflict-of-interest laws and other laws relating to public officials; and
(9) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the commission or the Texas Ethics Commission.
(c) A person appointed to the commission is entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses incurred in attending the training program required by Subsection (a) as provided by the General Appropriations Act and as if the person were a member of the commission.