{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-2210.1031","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.1031","heading":"TRAINING.","body":"(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the board of directors may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the board of directors until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.\n(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:\n(1) the law governing the operation of the association;\n(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the association;\n(3) the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the board of directors;\n(4) the results of the most recent formal audit of the association;\n(5) the requirements of:\n(A) laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and conflict of interest disclosure; and\n(B) other laws applicable to the board of directors in performing the board's duties; and\n(6) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the association or the Texas Ethics Commission.\n(c) The general manager of the association shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b). The general manager shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each member of the board of directors. Each member of the board of directors shall sign and submit to the general manager a statement acknowledging that the member received and has reviewed the training manual.\nAdded by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 525 (S.B. 615), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 10. PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE","SUBTITLE G. POOLS, GROUPS, PLANS, AND SELF-INSURANCE","CHAPTER 2210. TEXAS WINDSTORM INSURANCE ASSOCIATION","SUBCHAPTER C. ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS; GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.2210.htm#2210.1031","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"203efca032c5ca24275ffd708b1f827806aedb20ad3f12254511d4d7e7dbe07b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-2210.103","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-2210.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}