(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the state policy committee may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the state policy committee until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.
(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:
(1) the legislation that created the state employee charitable campaign;
(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the state employee charitable campaign;
(3) the results of the most recent formal audit of the state employee charitable campaign;
(4) the requirements of laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and conflicts of interest; and
(5) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the Texas Ethics Commission or adopted for the state employee charitable campaign by the state policy committee.

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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 659.1402

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005