{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-656.055","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 656.055","heading":"PURCHASING AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT TRAINING BY AGENCY.","body":"(a) A state agency, in consultation with the comptroller, may develop agency-specific purchasing and contract management training programs to be administered by the agency to the agency's employees instead of or as a supplement to training programs developed by the comptroller under this subchapter.\n(b) An employee who participates in an agency-specific training program under this section remains subject to any other applicable certification requirements established for training programs under this subchapter, including written or oral examinations administered by the comptroller.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 526 (S.B. 255), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 656. JOB NOTICES AND TRAINING","SUBCHAPTER C. TRAINING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.656.htm#656.055","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"bc58bb0b9669c6ec05678b82228abba3bcaa28b2444ddda6b2f5478db627a489","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-656.054","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-656.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}