Sec. 659.1402. TRAINING FOR STATE POLICY COMMITTEE MEMBERS. (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.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1315 (S.B. 217), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Public Officers and Employees
Subtitle B - State Officers and Employees
Subchapter I. Charitable Contributions
Section 659.1311. Public Junior Colleges
Section 659.132. Deduction Authorized
Section 659.133. Voluntary Participation
Section 659.134. Designation of an Eligible Charitable Organization
Section 659.135. Confidentiality
Section 659.136. Revocation or Change of Authorization
Section 659.137. Duration of Deduction
Section 659.138. Time of Campaign
Section 659.139. Fair and Equitable Management of Campaign
Section 659.140. State Employee Charitable Campaign Policy Committee
Section 659.1401. Grounds for Removal From State Policy Committee
Section 659.1402. Training for State Policy Committee Members
Section 659.141. State Campaign Manager
Section 659.142. State Employee Charitable Campaign Advisory Committee
Section 659.145. Terms of Committee Members; Compensation
Section 659.147. Eligibility of Charitable Organizations for Local Participation
Section 659.149. Fund-Raising Practices
Section 659.150. Limitation on the Use of Contributions