Texas § 51.054 TRAINING.

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§ 51.054 — TRAINING.

Texas § 51.054

Code OCOccupations Code

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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 51.054 (2026).

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Sec. 51.054. TRAINING.

(a)A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the commission may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the commission 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 law governing department operations;

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

(3)the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the commission;

(4)the results of the most recent formal audit of the department;

(5)the requirements of:

(A)laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosing conflicts of interest; and

(B)other laws applicable to

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Sec. 51.054. TRAINING. (a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the commission may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the commission 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 law governing department operations;
(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the department;
(3) the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the commission;
(4) the results of the most recent formal audit of the department;
(5) the requirements of:
(A) laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosing conflicts of interest; and
(B) other laws applicable to members of a state policy-making body in performing their duties; and
(6) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the department or the Texas Ethics Commission.
(c) A person appointed to the commission is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, 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.
(d) The executive director of the department shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b). The executive director shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each member of the commission. Each member of the commission shall sign and submit to the executive director a statement acknowledging that the member received and has reviewed the training manual.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 1.006, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560 ), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2021.