37 Tex. Admin. Code § 215.7 - Training Provider Advisory Board
(a) All training providers approved by the
commission must establish and maintain an advisory board, as required by §
1701.252
of the Texas Occupations Code. The board must have at least three members who
are appointed by the sponsoring organization. Board membership must not fall
below a quorum for more than 30 days. A quorum of the advisory board is defined
as a minimum of 51% of the voting membership.
(b) The board may have members who are law
enforcement personnel; however, one-third of the members must be public
members, as defined in §
1701.052
of the Texas Occupations Code, having the same qualification as any
commissioner who is required by law to be a member of the general public. The
chief administrator, or head of the sponsoring organization, and the designated
training coordinator may only serve as ex-officio, non-voting members. Board
members are required to successfully complete the commission developed advisory
board training course within one year of appointment to an advisory
board.
(c) The chief administrator,
or head or the sponsoring organization, may appoint a board chair, or the board
may elect a board member to serve as the board chair. The board may elect other
officers and set its own rules of procedure. A quorum must be present in order
to conduct business.
(d) A board
must meet at least once each calendar year. More frequent meetings may be
called by the board chair, the training coordinator, or the person who appoints
the board.
(e) A board will keep
written minutes of all meetings. These minutes must be retained for at least
five years and a copy forwarded to the commission upon request.
(f) Board members will be appointed by the
following authority:
(1) for an agency
academy, by the chief administrator as defined in §
211.1 of
this title;
(2) for a college
academy, by the dean or other person who appoints the training
coordinator;
(3) for a regional
academy, by the head of the council of governments or other sponsoring entity
holding the academy contract from names submitted by chief administrators from
that area;
(4) for a contractual
training provider, by the chief administrator; or
(5) for an academic alternative provider, by
the dean or other person who appoints the training coordinator.
(g) A member may be removed by the
appointing authority.
(h) A board
is generally responsible for advising on the development of curricula and any
other related duty that may be required by the commission.
(i) The board must, as specific duties:
(1) discharge its responsibilities and
otherwise comply with commission rules;
(2) set policies and procedures for the
academy with the consent of the chief administrator;
(3) advise on the need to study, evaluate,
and identify specific training needs;
(4) advise on the determination of the types,
frequency, and location of courses to be offered;
(5) advise on the establishment of the
standards for admission, prerequisites, minimum and maximum class size,
attendance, and retention; and
(6)
advise on the order of preference among employees or prospective appointees of
the sponsoring organization and other persons, if any.
(j) No person may be admitted to a training
course without meeting the admission standards. The admission standards for
licensing courses must be available for review by the commission upon
request.
(k) A board may, when
discharging its responsibilities, request that a report be made or some other
information be provided to them by a training or course coordinator.
(l) The effective date of this section is
November 1, 2014.
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