Sec. 202.061.  TRAINING.  (a)  A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the advisory board may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the advisory board until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.
(b)  The training program must provide the person with information regarding:
(1)  this chapter;
(2)  the department's programs, functions, and rules with respect to this chapter;
(3)  the results of the most recent formal audit of the department with respect to this chapter;
(4)  the scope and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the advisory board;
(5)  the types of rules, interpretations, and enforcement actions that may implicate federal antitrust law by limiting competition or impacting prices charged by persons engaged in a profession or business regulated under this chapter, including rules, interpretations, and enforcement actions that:
(A)  regulate the scope of practice of persons in a profession or business regulated under this chapter;
(B)  restrict advertising by persons in a profession or business regulated under this chapter;
(C)  affect the price of goods or services provided by persons in a profession or business regulated under this chapter; and
(D)  restrict participation in a profession or business regulated under this chapter;
(6)  the requirements of:
(A)  laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosing conflicts of interest; and
(B)  other laws applicable to members of the advisory board in performing the members' duties; and
(7)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the commission or the Texas Ethics Commission.
(c)  The executive director shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b).  The executive director shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each advisory board member.  On receipt of the training manual, each advisory board member shall sign and submit to the executive director a statement acknowledging receipt of the training manual. 
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by: 
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 26 (S.B. 402), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 282 (H.B. 3078), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2017.