{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-161.104","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 161.104","heading":"COMMISSION MEMBER EDUCATION AND TRAINING.","body":"(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date a person is appointed to the commission, the person must complete training on the following matters:\n(1) the legislation that created the commission;\n(2) the role and functions of the commission; and\n(3) the requirements of:\n(A) the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code;\n(B) the public information law, Chapter 552, Government Code; and\n(C) other laws relating to public officials, including conflict-of-interest laws.\n(b) A member of the commission must complete subsequent training programs on the following matters:\n(1) the ethics code adopted by the commission; and\n(2) the procedural rules adopted by the commission.\n(c) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the commission may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the commission after the 30th day after the date the person is appointed to the commission unless the person has completed a training program as required by Subsection (a).\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 799 (S.B. 1368), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 160 (H.B. 2002), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 161. COUNTY ETHICS COMMISSION IN CERTAIN COUNTIES","SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.161.htm#161.104","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"46e323f35815f28aca70c30a6c490612028753ec50603b65125effde4096cd3d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-161.103","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-161.105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}