Texas Agriculture Code 62.0027 – Board Member Training
(a) Before a member of the board may assume the member’s duties, the member must complete at least one course of the training program established under this section.
(b) A training program established under this section shall provide information to the member regarding:
(1) Chapter 64, this chapter, and the enabling legislation that created the board;
(2) the programs operated by the board;
(3) the role and functions of the board;
(4) the rules of the board with an emphasis on the rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority;
(5) the requirements of:
(A) Chapter 551, Government Code;
(B) Chapter 552, Government Code; and
(C) Chapter 2001, Government Code;
(6) the requirements of the conflict of interest laws and other laws relating to public officials; and
(7) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the department or the Texas Ethics Commission.
Terms Used In Texas Agriculture Code 62.0027
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture. See Texas Agriculture Code 1.003