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Amend SB 304 (senate committee printing), in SECTION 3 of the bill, by striking amended Section 201.061(b), Occupations Code (page 1, line 47 through page 2, line 2), and substituting the following:
(b)  The training program must provide the person with information regarding:
(1)  this chapter;
(2)  [and] the board's programs, functions, rules, and budget;
(3)  the scope of and limitations on the board's rulemaking authority;
(4)  the types of board rules, interpretations, and enforcement actions that may implicate federal antitrust law by limiting competition or impacting prices charged by persons engaged in a profession or business the board regulates, including rules, interpretations, and enforcement actions that:
(A)  regulate the scope of practice of persons in a profession or business the board regulates;
(B)  restrict advertising by persons in a profession or business the board regulates;
(C)  affect the price of goods or services provided by persons in a profession or business the board regulates; and
(D)  restrict participation in a profession or business the board regulates;   
(5) [(2)]  the results of the most recent formal audit of the board;
(6) [(3)]  the requirements of:
(A)  laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosure of conflicts of interest; and
(B)  other laws applicable to members of the board in performing their duties; and
(7) [(4)]  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the board or the Texas Ethics Commission.