Sec. 161.023. 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 department and the council;
(2) the programs operated by the department;
(3) the role and functions of the department and the council, including detailed information regarding:
(A) the division of authority and of responsibility between the commissioner and the executive commissioner; and
(B) the advisory responsibilities of the council;
(4) the rules of the executive commissioner applicable to 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 executive commissioner or the Texas Ethics Commission.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 1.13A.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 1.23(c)(30), eff. September 1, 2016.
Text of section effective until September 01, 2016
Last modified: September 28, 2016