Amend SB 361 in Section 3 of the bill by striking the
proposed Section 6.042, Subchapter F, Medical Practice Act (Article
4495b, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) (engrossed bill, page 6, line
12 thru page 7, line 14), and substituting:
      Sec. 6.042.  BOARD MEMBER TRAINING.  (a)  To be eligible to
take office as a member of the acupuncture board, a person
appointed to the acupuncture board must complete at least one
course of a training program that complies with this section.
      (b)  The training program must provide information to the
person regarding:
            (1)  the enabling legislation that created the
acupuncture board and its policymaking body to which the person is
appointed to serve;
            (2)  the programs operated by the acupuncture board;
            (3)  the role and functions of the acupuncture board;
            (4)  the rules of the acupuncture board with an
emphasis on the rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory
authority;
            (5)  the current budget for the acupuncture board;
            (6)  the results of the most recent formal audit of the
acupuncture board;
            (7)  the requirements of the:
                  (A)  open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government
Code;
                  (B)  open records law, Chapter 552, Government
Code; and
                  (C)  administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001,
Government Code;
            (8)  the requirements of the conflict of interests laws
and other laws relating to public officials; and
            (9)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the
medical board or the Texas Ethics Commission.
      (c)  A person appointed to the acupuncture board is entitled
to reimbursement for travel expenses incurred in attending the
training program, as provided by the General Appropriations Act and
as if the person were a member of the acupuncture board.