Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 936 amends the Government Code and the Local Government Code to include local workforce development boards under the definitions of "governmental body," "agency," "local government," and "assistance organization" in order to clarify that the boards are subject to the state's open meetings and public information laws, the Interagency Cooperation Act, and provisions concerning state cooperation in local purchasing programs and surplus and salvage property. The bill also clarifies and expands provisions requiring a member of a board to abstain from voting or participating in any board decisions that would create a conflict of interest or the appearance of such, and it authorizes boards to set standards that are more restrictive than those set forth in the law.