(a) In accordance with the State Employee Training Act, Commission staff may be permitted or required to attend training or education programs if those programs are related to the employee's duties or prospective duties, and the training materially aids effective administration of the Cemetery and Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming Act or Commission rules and serves an important purpose.
(b) The Commission's Executive Director shall be eligible to attend training and education programs, and shall determine which other employees will be permitted or required to attend training or education programs.
(c) Employees who receive training or education must utilize the training or educational opportunity to prepare for technological and legal developments facing the Commission, or to increase their work capabilities or competence.
(d) An employee, prior to receiving training or education for three or more months, during which the employee does not perform his or her regular duties, must enter into a written agreement with the Commission to comply with the requirements of Tex. Gov't Code §656.103(a)(1). Employees who fail or refuse to enter into such an agreement shall not be permitted to attend training or educational programs lasting three or more months.
(e) The Commission shall pay the costs and expenses related to approved training or educational programs in accordance with the State Employee Training Act, the Comptroller's rules and regulations, and the Commission's own policies relating to employee reimbursement.

Source Note: The provisions of this §201.18 adopted to be effective July 12, 2018, 43 TexReg 4557