Texas Government Code 2306.5543 – Training
(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the corporation‘s board of directors may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the 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) the legislation that created the corporation;
(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the corporation;
(3) the results of the most recent formal audit of the corporation;
(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 corporation or the Texas Ethics Commission.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 2306.5543
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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) A person appointed to the corporation’s board of directors is entitled to reimbursement, to the same extent provided by the General Appropriations Act for a member of a state board, 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.