Sec. 489.205. TRAINING OF BOARD MEMBERS. (a) Before an appointed member of the board may assume the member's duties, the member must complete at least one course of the training program established under this section.
(b) A training program established under this section shall provide information to the member regarding:
(1) the enabling 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 the:
(A) open meetings law, Chapter 551;
(B) open records law, Chapter 552; and
(C) administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001;
(8) the requirements of the conflict of interest laws and other laws relating to public officials; and
(9) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the board or the Texas Ethics Commission.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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