Sec. 110.059.  TRAINING.  (a)  To be eligible to take office as a member of the council, a person appointed to the council must complete at least one course of a training program that complies with this section.  If the person has not completed the training course at the time of the appointment, the person must complete the training program not later than six months after the date of appointment.
(b)  The training program must provide information to a person regarding:
(1)  the enabling legislation that created the council;
(2)  the programs operated by the council;
(3)  the role and functions of the council;
(4)  the rules of the council, with an emphasis on the rules relating to disciplinary and investigatory authority;
(5)  the current budget for the council;
(6)  the results of the most recent formal audit of the council;
(7)  the requirements of Chapters 551, 552, and 2001, Government Code;
(8)  the requirements of the conflict of interest laws and other laws relating to public officials;  and
(9)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the council or the Texas Ethics Commission.
(c)  A person appointed to the council is entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses incurred in attending the training program, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, as if the person were a member of the council.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14.005(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.