Sec. 2022.006. MEMBER TRAINING. (a) To be eligible to take office as a commission member, a person appointed to the commission must complete at least one course of a training program that complies with this section.
(b) The training program must provide information to the person regarding:
(1) the enabling legislation that created the commission;
(2) the programs operated by the commission;
(3) the role and functions of the commission;
(4) commission rules, with an emphasis on the rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority;
(5) the current budget for the commission;
(6) the results of the most recent formal audit of the commission;
(7) the requirements of:
(A) Chapter 551, Government Code;
(B) Chapter 552, Government Code; and
(C) Chapter 2001, Government Code;
(8) the requirements of the conflict of interest laws and other laws relating to public officials; and
(9) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the commission or the Texas Ethics Commission.
(c) A person appointed to the commission is entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses incurred in attending the training program, as provided by the General Appropriations Act and as if the person were a commission member.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 13 - Sports, Amusements, and Entertainment
Subtitle A-1 - Texas Racing Act
Chapter 2022 - Texas Racing Commission
Subchapter A. Composition and Operation
Section 2022.001. Commission Membership
Section 2022.002. Term of Office
Section 2022.003. Financial Statement Required
Section 2022.004. Restrictions on Commission Appointment, Membership, and Employment
Section 2022.005. Grounds for Removal
Section 2022.006. Member Training
Section 2022.007. Member per Diem and Reimbursement for Expenses
Section 2022.008. Presiding Officer
Section 2022.009. Commission Meetings; Record of Commission Votes
Section 2022.010. Commission Offices
Section 2022.011. Money Paid to Commission
Section 2022.012. Legal Representation
Section 2022.013. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures