PRB outlines MET compliance project, proposes portal changes to streamline trustee training reporting Deputy director Ashley Rendon briefed the board on an initiative to improve MET (mandatory trustee education) compliance by updating the reporting portal, centralizing compliance dashboards for system administrators and pursuing stakeholder outreach this spring.

Texas's Pension Review Board is set to revolutionize trustee training compliance with a new reporting portal that promises to streamline processes and enhance transparency.

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PRB: compliance with trustee education improving overall, but many Telfer and small plans lag Annual MET compliance reporting shows gains across system types but uneven performance: municipal plans improved most, while many Telfer and several chapter 8 10 plans remain partially or fully noncompliant. Board discussed legislative remedies and recognition for 100% compliance.

PRB's latest compliance report reveals significant progress in trustee education, yet several plans still fall behind—what's being done to bridge the gap?

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Trustees debate posting donated Ten Commandments posters; motion made to delay pending litigation A donated set of Ten Commandments posters prompted a lengthy trustee debate over separation of church and state, state posting requirements and legal risk. Several trustees favored waiting for the outcome of pending litigation before posting; legal counsel noted the state attorney generals guidance but also identified a limited set of districts in

Trustees in Texas are divided over whether to post donated Ten Commandments posters in classrooms, sparking a heated debate on church-state separation and legal implications.

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