Sec. 402.00127. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR COMMISSIONER    


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  • (a) Not later than the 90th day after the date on which the commissioner takes office, the commissioner shall complete a training program that complies with this section.

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

    (1) the legislation that created the division;

    (2) the programs operated by the division;

    (3) the role and functions of the division;

    (4) the rules of the commissioner of insurance relating to the division, with an emphasis on the rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority;

    (5) the current budget for the division;

    (6) the results of the most recent formal audit of the division;

    (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 division or the Texas Ethics Commission.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 , Sec. 1.004, eff. September 1, 2005.