Texas § 660.147 TRAINING SEMINARS.

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§ 660.147 — TRAINING SEMINARS.

Texas § 660.147

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 660.147 (2026).

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Sec. 660.147. TRAINING SEMINARS.

(a)To reduce travel expenditures, each state agency shall use interactive television, video conference technology, and telephone conferences to the greatest extent possible.

(b)A state agency may not pay or reimburse a state employee for a travel expense associated with a training seminar conducted by the agency for its employees unless the chief administrator of the agency or the administrator's designee certifies in the supporting documentation that the agency:

(1)does not possess interactive television or video conference facilities at the designated headquarters of the employees attending the seminar;

(2)cannot purchase or lease such facilities at a cost less than the total travel expenses associated with the seminar; and

(3)does not have access to

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Sec. 660.147. TRAINING SEMINARS. (a) To reduce travel expenditures, each state agency shall use interactive television, video conference technology, and telephone conferences to the greatest extent possible.
(b) A state agency may not pay or reimburse a state employee for a travel expense associated with a training seminar conducted by the agency for its employees unless the chief administrator of the agency or the administrator's designee certifies in the supporting documentation that the agency:
(1) does not possess interactive television or video conference facilities at the designated headquarters of the employees attending the seminar;
(2) cannot purchase or lease such facilities at a cost less than the total travel expenses associated with the seminar; and
(3) does not have access to another agency's facilities at the same location.
SUBCHAPTER H. TRAVEL BY CERTAIN PERSONS

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1367 (S.B. 745 ), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.