| (a) The purposes of the agency's training program are
all work-related, and include meeting technological or legal requirements,
developing additional work skill capabilities, or increasing competence
or performance. The agency's training program includes all education,
workshops, seminars, and similar instruction.
(b) The agency may provide training to any of its employees
to enable them to perform their current duties more effectively. The
agency may also provide training to selected employees to enable them
to perform prospective duties needed by the agency.
(c) The agency may require an employee to attend any
necessary training program.
(d) Employee training must be recommended by the division
director and approved by the director and librarian or designee.
(e) When training is approved, the agency will either
pay the training costs or allow the employee's schedule to accommodate
the training (by rearranging work hours or allowing the training to
be taken as work time), or both.
(f) After attending training, an employee must submit
a report of the training to the Human Resources Office of the agency
within three working days. The employee must make an oral or written
presentation to other employees, if requested.
(g) An employee who fails to complete the training
must reimburse the agency for the cost of the training, except for
reasons beyond the employee's control.
(h) In this section, "special training" means instruction,
teaching, or other education received by a state employee that is
not normally received by other state employees and that is designed
to enhance the ability of the employee to perform the employee's job.
Special training does not include training required by either state
or federal law or that is determined necessary by the agency and offered
to all employees performing similar jobs. Special training does include
a course of study at an institution of higher education.
(i) The agency may provide special training to selected
employees to enhance their ability to perform their current or prospective
duties.
(j) Employees must be recommended by their division
director and approved by the assistant state librarian for special
training.
(k) If an employee is to receive special training that
will be paid by the agency, and during the training period the employee
will not perform regular duties for three or more months as a result
of the training, the employee must agree in writing to the requirements
of Government Code §656.103 and §656.104.
(l) An employee may be released from these requirements
if the commission in open meeting finds that such action is in the
best interest of the agency, or because an extreme personal hardship
would be suffered by the employee.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §2.56 adopted to be effective July 4, 2001, 26 TexReg 4871; amended to be effective May 12, 2004, 29 TexReg 4463; amended to be effective March 12, 2024, 49 TexReg 1458 |
