BOARD MEMBER TRAINING

(a) To be eligible to take office as a member of the board, a person appointed to the board 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 authority and the board; (2) the programs operated by the authority; (3) the role and functions of the authority; (4) the rules of the authority, with an emphasis on the rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority; (5) the current budget for the authority; (6) the results of the most recent formal audit of the authority; (7) the requirements of the: (A) open meetings law, Chapter 551; (B) public information law, Chapter 552; and (C) administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001; (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 authority or the Texas Ethics Commission. (c) A person appointed to the board 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 member of the board.