| (a) In accordance with the State Employee Training
Act found at Government Code, Chapter 656, Subchapter C, agency staff
may be permitted or required to attend training or education programs
if those programs relate to the employee's duties or prospective duties,
materially aid effective administration of the agency's functions,
and serve an important public purpose.
(b) The Council'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.
(c) Employees who receive training must utilize the
training opportunity to prepare for technological and legal developments
facing the agency, or to increase professional capabilities or competence
directly related to the work of the agency.
(d) An employee, prior to receiving training for three
or more months, during which the employee does not perform the employee's
regular duties, must enter into a written agreement with the Council
to comply with the requirements of §656.103(a) of the Government
Code. Employees who fail or refuse to enter into such an agreement
shall not be permitted to attend training lasting three or more months.
(e) The Council shall pay the costs and expenses related
to approved training in accordance with the State Employee Training
Act, the Comptroller's rules and regulations, and the Council's own
policies relating to employee reimbursement.
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