Texas § 2306.5543 TRAINING.

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§ 2306.5543 — TRAINING.

Texas § 2306.5543

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 2306.5543 (2026).

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Sec. 2306.5543. TRAINING.

(a)A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the corporation's 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 corporation;

(2)the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the corporation;

(3)the results of the most recent formal audit of the corporation;

(4)the requirements of laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and conflicts of interest; and

(5)any applicable ethics policies adopted by the corporation or the Texas Ethics Commission.

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Sec. 2306.5543. TRAINING. (a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the corporation's 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 corporation;
(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the corporation;
(3) the results of the most recent formal audit of the corporation;
(4) the requirements of laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and conflicts of interest; and
(5) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the corporation or the Texas Ethics Commission.
(c) A person appointed to the corporation's board of directors is entitled to reimbursement, to the same extent provided by the General Appropriations Act for a member of a state board, 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.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 332, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 291 (H.B. 1818 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.