(a) Each member of the governing board of a state agency and its investment officer shall attend at least one training session relating to the person‘s responsibilities under this chapter within six months after taking office or assuming duties.
(b) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall provide the training under this section.

Terms Used In Texas Government Code 2256.007

  • 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) Training under this section must include education in investment controls, security risks, strategy risks, market risks, diversification of investment portfolio, and compliance with this chapter.
(d) An investment officer shall attend a training session not less than once each state fiscal biennium and may receive training from any independent source approved by the governing body of the state agency. The investment officer shall prepare a report on this subchapter and deliver the report to the governing body of the state agency not later than the 180th day after the last day of each regular session of the legislature.

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