| 1 | 1 | | 2023S0256-1 03/07/23 |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Kolkhorst S.B. No. 2076 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to access by members of the legislature to training |
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| 8 | 8 | | materials used by state agencies. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 656, Government Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by adding Section 656.056 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 656.056. LEGISLATIVE ACCESS TO TRAINING MATERIALS. A |
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| 13 | 13 | | state agency shall make available to members of the legislature the |
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| 14 | 14 | | training materials it provides to agency employees, including |
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| 15 | 15 | | presentation slides, memoranda, videos, and other materials. With |
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| 16 | 16 | | each set of training materials, the agency shall include: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (1) a brief description of the purpose of the |
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| 18 | 18 | | training; |
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| 19 | 19 | | (2) to whom the training is provided; |
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| 20 | 20 | | (3) how often the training is provided; |
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| 21 | 21 | | (4) whether the training is mandatory or voluntary; |
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| 22 | 22 | | and |
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| 23 | 23 | | (5) whether the training materials were created by the |
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| 24 | 24 | | state agency and, if not, the source of the materials. |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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