Texas Health & Safety Code - Section 11.0055. Required Board Member Training
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§ 11.0055. REQUIRED BOARD MEMBER TRAINING. (a) A person
who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the
board 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 department and
the board;
(2) the programs operated by the department;
(3) the role and functions of the department;
(4) the rules of the department, with an emphasis on
the rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority;
(5) the current budget for the department;
(6) the results of the most recent formal audit of the
department;
(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
department or the Texas Ethics Commission.
(c) A person appointed to the 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 the attendance at the program occurs before
or after the person qualifies for office.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, § 1.04, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Section: 1.005 11.001 11.002 11.003 11.004 11.0045 11.005 11.0055 11.006 11.007 11.008 11.009 11.010 11.011 11.012
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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