{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-656.102","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 656.102","heading":"AGENCY POLICY.","body":"(a) Before a state agency spends any money on training for a state employee, the state agency must adopt a policy governing the training of employees, in addition to the rules required by Section 656.048, that requires training to relate to an employee's duties following the training.\n(b) The policy must:\n(1) provide clear and objective guidelines to govern tuition reimbursement for an administrator or employee of a state agency who is enrolled in training for which the administrator or employee seeks reimbursement from this state; and\n(2) address tuition reimbursement for nontraditional training, including online courses or courses not credited towards a degree.\n(c) The state agency shall post the policy adopted under this section on the employment section of the agency's Internet website.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1178, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 366 (H.B. 3337), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 656. JOB NOTICES AND TRAINING","SUBCHAPTER D. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN TRAINING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.656.htm#656.102","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"55bc6e2109a1cff330b0052fd12fb44a81ac8e5249f49d6c8f2c47b8042d57db","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-656.101","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-656.103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}