Section 6.213 - Board Responsibility(a) Tripartite boards have a fiduciary responsibility for the overall operation of the Eligible Entity. Members are expected to carry out their duties as any reasonably prudent person would do.(b) At a minimum, board members are expected to: (1) Maintain regular attendance of board and committee meetings;(2) Develop thorough familiarity with core agency information as appropriate, such as the agency's bylaws, Certificate of Formation/Articles of Incorporation, sources of funding, agency goals and programs, federal and state CSBG statutes; (3) Exercise careful review of materials provided to the board;(4) Make decisions based on sufficient information;(5) Ensure that proper fiscal systems and controls, as well as a legal compliance system, are in place;(6) Maintain knowledge of all major actions taken by the agency; and(7) Receive regular reports that include: (A) Review and approval of all funding requests (including budgets);(B) Review of reports on the organization's financial situation;(C) Regular reports on the progress of goals specified in the Performance Statement or program proposal;(D) Regular reports addressing the rate of expenditures as compared to those projected in the budget;(E) Updated modifications to policies and procedures concerning employees and fiscal operations;(F) Updated information on community conditions that affect the programs and services of the organization; and (G) Reports on any monitoring correspondence transmitted by the Department.(c) Individuals that agree to participate on a tripartite governing board, accept the responsibility to assure that the agency they represent continues to: (1) Assess and respond to the causes and conditions of poverty in their community; (2) Achieve anticipated family and community outcomes; and(3) Remains administratively and fiscally sound.(d) Excessive absenteeism of board members compromises the mission and intent of the program.10 Tex. Admin. Code § 6.213
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 48, November 25, 2016, TexReg 9284, eff. 12/4/2016; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 43, October 26, 2018, TexReg 7131, eff. 11/4/2018; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 52, December 27, 2019, TexReg 8259, eff. 1/1/2020; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 48, November 26, 2021, TexReg 8021, eff. 12/2/2021; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 52, December 27, 2024, TexReg 10512, eff. 1/1/2025