(a) The CEOs in a workforce area shall enter into a Partnership Agreement with the Board as required by Texas Government Code §2308.253(g) and by §801.1(g)(2)(A)(i)(I) - (VII) of this subchapter.
(b) The Partnership Agreement shall be signed by the current CEOs and the Board Chair.
(c) Any amendment to a Partnership Agreement, change to a Board's organizational plan or bylaws, or notice of an election of a new CEO or Board Chair shall be submitted to the Agency within 15 calendar days of the adoption of such amendment, change, or election.
(d) If a CEO or Board Chair is newly elected during the then-current, two-year program planning cycle, such newly elected individual shall submit to the Agency a written statement acknowledging that he or she:
  (1) has read, understands, and will comply with the current Partnership Agreement; and
  (2) reserves the option to request negotiations to amend the Partnership Agreement at any time during the official's tenure as CEO or Board Chair.
(e) All Partnership Agreements and Board organizational plans or bylaws shall state that Board members will not be permitted to delegate any Board duties to proxies or alternates.

Source Note: The provisions of this §801.16 adopted to be effective November 2, 2000, 25 TexReg 10756; amended to be effective October 18, 2006, 31 TexReg 8563; amended to be effective February 7, 2011, 36 TexReg 599