Texas Parks and Wildlife Code - Section 11.0126. Training Program For Commission Members
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§ 11.0126. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR COMMISSION MEMBERS. (a)
A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of
the commission may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member
in attendance at a meeting of the commission 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 commission;
(2) the programs operated by the department;
(3) the role and functions of the department;
(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 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 commission 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 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 968, § 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Section: 11.0111 11.012 11.0121 11.0122 11.0123 11.0124 11.0125 11.0126 11.0127 11.013 11.014 11.015 11.0151 11.016 11.0161
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