
Art. 581-2-3. 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 Board;                                   
	(2)  the programs operated by the Board;                                       
	(3)  the role and functions of the Board;                                      
	(4)  the rules of the Board with an emphasis on the rules that 
relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority;
	(5)  the current budget for the Board;                                         
	(6)  the results of the most recent formal audit of the 
Board;               
	(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 Board 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 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1091, Sec. 1.02, eff. Sept. 1, 
2001.

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