Texas Occupations Code 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.
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 202.061
- 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
(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.