Section 2210.1031 - Training(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the board of directors may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the board of directors 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 the operation of the association;(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the association;(3) the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the board of directors;(4) the results of the most recent formal audit of the association;(5) the requirements of:(A) laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and conflict of interest disclosure; and(B) other laws applicable to the board of directors in performing the board's duties; and(6) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the association or the Texas Ethics Commission.(c) The general manager of the association shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b). The general manager shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each member of the board of directors. Each member of the board of directors shall sign and submit to the general manager a statement acknowledging that the member received and has reviewed the training manual.Tex. Ins. Code § 2210.1031
Added by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 525,Sec. 4, eff. 9/1/2019. See Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 525, Sec. 19.