| (a) The commission may use state funds in accordance
with Government Code §§656.041 - 656.104 to provide training
and education for its employees.
(b) Training or education provided pursuant to subsection
(a) of this section shall be related to the employee's current position
or prospective job duties within the commission.
(c) Commission employees may be required to complete
training and/or education programs related to the employee's current
or prospective job duties as a condition of employment.
(d) Participation in training or education programs
requires the approval of the employee's supervisors prior to participation
and is subject to the availability of funds in the commission's budget.
(e) The employee training and education program for
the commission may include:
(1) mandatory agency-sponsored training or education
required for all employees;
(2) training or education relating to technical or
professional certifications and licenses;
(3) training and education designed to promote employee
development;
(4) employee-funded external education;
(5) commission-funded external education;
(6) a tuition-reimbursement program; and
(7) such other training or education determined by
the commission to be of benefit to the employee and the commission,
and to promote effective state administration pursuant to Government
Code §656.042.
(f) Approval to participate in any portion of the commission's
training and education program shall not in any way: affect an employee's
at-will employment status; constitute a guarantee or indication of
continued employment; or constitute a guarantee or indication of future
employment in a current or prospective position.
(g) Approval to participate in any training or education
program may be withdrawn if the commission determines, in its sole
discretion, that participation would negatively affect the employee's
job duties or performance.
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