- (a) The CEOs in a workforce area shall enter into a Partnership Agreement with the Board as required by Texas Government Code §2308.253(g) and by §801.1(g)(2)(A)(i)(I) - (VII) of this subchapter.
- (b) The Partnership Agreement shall be signed by the current CEOs and the Board Chair.
- (c) Any amendment to a Partnership Agreement, change to a Board's organizational plan or bylaws, or notice of an election of a new CEO or Board Chair shall be submitted to the Agency within 15 calendar days of the adoption of such amendment, change, or election.
(d) If a CEO or Board Chair is newly elected during the then-current, two-year program planning cycle, such newly elected individual shall submit to the Agency a written statement acknowledging that he or she:
- (1) has read, understands, and will comply with the current Partnership Agreement; and
- (2) reserves the option to request negotiations to amend the Partnership Agreement at any time during the official's tenure as CEO or Board Chair.
- (e) All Partnership Agreements and Board organizational plans or bylaws shall state that Board members will not be permitted to delegate any Board duties to proxies or alternates.
Source Note:The provisions of this §801.16 adopted to be effective November 2, 2000, 25 TexReg 10756; amended to be effective October 18, 2006, 31 TexReg 8563; amended to be effective February 7, 2011, 36 TexReg 599.