| (a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for
office as a member of the advisory board may not vote, deliberate,
or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the advisory
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) this chapter;
(2) the department's programs, functions, and rules
with respect to this chapter;
(3) the results of the most recent formal audit of
the department with respect to this chapter;
(4) the scope and limitations on the rulemaking authority
of the advisory board;
(5) the types of rules, interpretations, and enforcement
actions that may implicate federal Antitrust law by limiting competition
or impacting prices charged by persons engaged in a profession or
business regulated under this chapter, including rules, interpretations,
and enforcement actions that:
(A) regulate the scope of practice of persons in a
profession or business regulated under this chapter;
(B) restrict advertising by persons in a profession
or business regulated under this chapter;
(C) affect the price of goods or services provided
by persons in a profession or business regulated under this chapter;
and
(D) restrict participation in a profession or business
regulated under this chapter;
(6) the requirements of:
(A) laws relating to open meetings, public information,
administrative procedure, and disclosing conflicts of interest; and
(B) other laws applicable to members of the advisory
board in performing the members' duties; and
(7) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the commission
or the Texas Ethics Commission.
(c) The executive director shall create a training
manual that includes the information required by subsection (b). The
executive director shall distribute a copy of the training manual
annually to each advisory board member. On receipt of the training
manual, each advisory board member shall sign and submit to the executive
director a statement acknowledging receipt of the training manual.
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