{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-351.059","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 351.059","heading":"TRAINING.","body":"(a) The board shall establish a training program for the members of the board in consultation with the governor, the attorney general, and the Texas Ethics Commission.\n(b) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a board member may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a board meeting until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.\n(c) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:\n(1) the law governing board operations;\n(2) the board's programs, functions, rules, and budget;\n(3) the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the board;\n(4) the types of board rules, interpretations, and enforcement actions that may implicate federal antitrust law by limiting competition or impacting prices charged by persons engaged in a profession or business the board regulates, including rules, interpretations, and enforcement actions that:\n(A) regulate the scope of practice of persons in a profession or business the board regulates;\n(B) restrict advertising by persons in a profession or business the board regulates;\n(C) affect the price of goods or services provided by persons in a profession or business the board regulates; and\n(D) restrict participation in a profession or business the board regulates;\n(5) the results of the most recent formal audit of the board;\n(6) the requirements of:\n(A) laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedures, and disclosure of conflicts-of-interest; and\n(B) other laws applicable to members of the board in performing their duties; and\n(7) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the board or the Texas Ethics Commission.\n(d) A person appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for travel expenses incurred in attending a training program under this section, regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.\n(e) The executive director of the board shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (c). The executive director shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each board member. On receipt of the training manual, each board member shall sign and submit to the executive director a statement acknowledging receipt of the training manual.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 101 (H.B. 1025), Sec. 1.007, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 385 (S.B. 314), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE F. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO EYES AND VISION","CHAPTER 351. OPTOMETRISTS AND THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRISTS","SUBCHAPTER B. TEXAS OPTOMETRY BOARD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.351.htm#351.059","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"86b1ab6ab0325f7731fe5092de78a55b7af57e4e773700ffbd5b4507e216f161","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-351.0585","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-351.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}