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This bill modifies training requirements for various public officials and candidates across multiple areas of Texas state law. The bill makes several key changes: it requires that training for school board trustees be provided and certified by the agency, rather than just being research-based; ensures that judicial and court personnel education programs can be provided through higher education institutions or the State Bar of Texas; allows emergency management division training to be approved and provided by governmental bodies; modifies open meetings and public information training requirements to be provided by governmental bodies; requires cybersecurity training programs to be provided by state agencies or local governments; and notably exempts members of municipal governing bodies, school boards, county officers, and appointed officials from mandatory continuing education training (though this does not affect occupational license requirements). The bill also repeals several existing provisions related to training and requires the State Board of Education to update rules inconsistent with these changes. The modifications will apply only to training conducted after the bill's effective date, which will be 91 days after the end of the legislative session.

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