Section 40.023 - Training Program for Council Members(a) A person who is appointed as a member of the council may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the council until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.(b) The training program must provide information to the member regarding:(1) the legislation that created the department and the council;(2) the programs operated by the department;(3) the role and functions of the department and the council, including detailed information regarding the advisory responsibilities of the council;(4) the role of the commission and the responsibilities of the commission in relation to the department;(5) the rules of the department, with an emphasis on rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority;(6) the current budget for the department;(7) the results of the most recent formal audit of the department;(8) the requirements of the: (A) open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code;(B) public information law, Chapter 552, Government Code; and(C) administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, Government Code;(9) the requirements of the conflict-of-interest laws and other laws relating to public officials; and(10) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the commissioner or the Texas Ethics Commission.Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 40.023
Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 316,Sec. 29, eff. 9/1/2017.