(a) The commission may use state funds to provide education
and training for its employees in accordance with the State Employees
Training Act.
(b) The education or training shall be related to the
employee's current position or prospective job duties within the commission.
(c) The commission's education and training program
benefits both the agency and the employees participating by:
(1) preparing for technological and legal developments;
(2) increasing work capabilities;
(3) increasing the number of qualified employees in
areas for which the commission has difficulty in recruiting and retaining
employees; and
(4) increasing the competence of commission employees.
(d) Commission employees may be required to complete
an education or training program related to the employee's duties
or prospective duties as a condition of employment.
(e) Participation in an education or training program
requires the appropriate level of approval prior to participation
and is subject to the availability of funds within the commission's
budget.
(f) The employee education and training program for
the agency may include:
(1) mandatory agency-sponsored training required for
all employees;
(2) education relating to technical or professional
certifications and licenses;
(3) education and training relating to the promotion
of employee development;
(4) employee-funded external education;
(5) agency-funded external education; and
(6) other agency-sponsored education and training determined
by the agency to fulfill the purposes of the State Employees Training
Act.
(g) The commission's Executive Director shall designate
an administrator of the agency's education and training program.
(h) The administrator shall develop policies for administering
each of the components of the employee education and training program.
These policies shall include:
(1) eligibility requirements for participation;
(2) approval procedures for participation; and
(3) obligations of program participants.
(i) Approval to participate in any portion of the commission's
education and training program shall not in any way affect an employee's
at-will status or constitute a guarantee or indication of continued
employment, nor shall it constitute a guarantee or indication of future
employment in a current or prospective position.
(j) Permission to participate in any education and
training program may be withdrawn if the agency determines that participation
would negatively impact the employee's job duties or performance.
(k) All materials received by an employee through commission-funded
training or education are the property of the commission.
(l) Adoption of this rule is required of state agencies
by Texas Government Code, §656.048.
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