Tex. Government Code § 152.054
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§ 152.054. TRAINING.
Official statutory text
(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the commission may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the commission 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 subtitle and the rules of the commission, with an emphasis on the rules that relate to the commission's disciplinary and investigatory authority;
(2) rules of ethics, codes of conduct, and other rules adopted by the supreme court that are applicable to each profession regulated or subject to oversight by the commission;
(3) the role and functions of the commission;
(4) the current budget for the commission;
(5) the results of the most recent formal audit of the commission; and
(6) any ethics policies applicable to the commission and adopted by the commission or supreme court.
(c) A person appointed to the commission is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.
(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:
(1) this subtitle and the rules of the commission, with an emphasis on the rules that relate to the commission's disciplinary and investigatory authority;
(2) rules of ethics, codes of conduct, and other rules adopted by the supreme court that are applicable to each profession regulated or subject to oversight by the commission;
(3) the role and functions of the commission;
(4) the current budget for the commission;
(5) the results of the most recent formal audit of the commission; and
(6) any ethics policies applicable to the commission and adopted by the commission or supreme court.
(c) A person appointed to the commission is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.
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