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Training and Continuing Education Programs
Restrictions on Certain Training and Continuing Education Programs

Note: For purposes of this section, “training” means instruction, teaching or other education received by a state employee that is not normally received by other state employees and is designed to enhance the ability of the employee to perform the employee’s job. The term does not include training required either by state or federal law, or determined necessary by the agency and offered to all employees of the agency performing similar jobs.

A state agency must require training to relate to an employee’s duties following the training.

A state agency may allow an employee to attend training for more than three months without performing their regular duties. In this instance, the state agency must adopt a policy regarding retention of an employee for a certain period of time after an employee receives training paid for by the agency lasting more than three months.

Example:

A state employee is given agency approval to attend training for five months without being involved in regular duties at the agency. Upon completion of training, the state employeeis required to return to the agency and perform agency duties for at least five months before he/she would be able to transfer or leave the agency.

See also: Advance Payments and Training for Members of Governing Boards.

Documentation Requirements [+]

  1. A state agency must retain in its files:
    1. Documentation citing the relevant statutory authority, and
    2. Documentation of post-training employment that shows compliance with the requirements described in Texas Government Code, Section 656.102.
  2. A payment from one state agency to another state agency for training or education must be made on an interagency transaction voucher if the funds used to make the payment are in the State Treasury and will be deposited in the State Treasury by the receiving agency.
  3. Comptroller object 7202 must be used for a payment of tuition to an institution of higher education. Comptroller object 7203 must be used for the payment of a registration fee for a conference or seminar. Comptroller object 7243 must be used for educational services, including professionally conducted training.

Sources [+]

Texas Government Code, Sections 656.041–656.049.