Sec. 531.404. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS. (a) A person who is appointed as a member of the council may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the council 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 commission and the council;
(2) the programs operated by the commission;
(3) the role and functions of the commission and the council, including detailed information regarding the advisory responsibilities of the council;
(4) the rules of the executive commissioner applicable to 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:
(A) the open meetings law, Chapter 551;
(B) the public information law, Chapter 552;
(C) the administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001; and
(D) other laws relating to public officials, including conflict-of-interest laws; and
(8) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the executive commissioner or the Texas Ethics Commission.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 1.08, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 1.23(a)(2), eff. September 1, 2016.
Text of section effective until September 01, 2016
Last modified: September 28, 2016