Sec. 81.0201. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR BOARD MEMBERS. (a) A person who is elected or appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the board of directors 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 state bar and the board;
(2) the programs operated by the state bar;
(3) the role and functions of the state bar;
(4) the rules of the state bar, with an emphasis on the rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority;
(5) the current budget for the state bar;
(6) the results of the most recent formal audit of the state bar;
(7) the requirements of:
(A) the open meetings law, Chapter 551;
(B) the public information law, Chapter 552; and
(C) other laws relating to public officials, including conflict-of-interest laws; and
(8) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the state bar or the Texas Ethics Commission.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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