79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 286, Chapter 105 Page: 3 of 7
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S.B. No. 286
governmental body. The attorney general shall attempt to
coordinate the training required by this section with training
required by other law to the extent practicable.
(f) The failure of one or more members of a governmental
body to complete the training required by this section does not
affect the validity of an action taken by the governmental body.
(g) A certificate of course completion is admissible as
evidence in a criminal prosecution under this chapter. However,
evidence that a defendant completed a course of training offered
under this section is not prima facie evidence that the defendant
knowingly violated this chapter.
SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 552, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 552.012 to read as follows:
Sec. 552.012. OPEN RECORDS TRAINING. (a) This section
applies to an elected or appointed public official who is:
(1) a member of a multimember governmental body;
(2) the governing officer of a governmental body that
is headed by a single officer rather than by a multimember governing
body; or
(3) the officer for public information of a
governmental body, without regard to whether the officer is elected
or appointed to a specific term.
(b) Each public official shall complete a course of training
of not less than one and not more than two hours regarding the
responsibilities of the governmental body with which the official
serves and its officers and employees under this chapter not later
than the 90th day after the date the public official:
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 286, Chapter 105, legislative document, May 20, 2005; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth157722/m1/3/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.