| (a) In accordance with the State Employee Training
Act, Commission staff may be permitted or required to attend training
or education programs if those programs are related to the employee's
duties or prospective duties, and the training materially aids effective
administration of the Cemetery and Crematory Services, Funeral Directing,
and Embalming Act or Commission rules and serves an important purpose.
(b) The Commission's Executive Director shall be eligible
to attend training and education programs, and shall determine which
other employees will be permitted or required to attend training or
education programs.
(c) Employees who receive training or education must
utilize the training or educational opportunity to prepare for technological
and legal developments facing the Commission, or to increase their
work capabilities or competence.
(d) An employee, prior to receiving training or education
for three or more months, during which the employee does not perform
his or her regular duties, must enter into a written agreement with
the Commission to comply with the requirements of Tex. Gov't Code §656.103(a)(1).
Employees who fail or refuse to enter into such an agreement shall
not be permitted to attend training or educational programs lasting
three or more months.
(e) The Commission shall pay the costs and expenses
related to approved training or educational programs in accordance
with the State Employee Training Act, the Comptroller's rules and
regulations, and the Commission's own policies relating to employee
reimbursement.
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