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Recommendations:
We recommend that the Commission comply with the Mortuary Law by:
" Formally tracking and reporting Commissioner absences to the Chairman of
the Commission; in case of excessive absences (more than half the scheduled
meetings in a calendar year) the Chairman should notify the Office of the
Governor that potential grounds for removal exist. Finally, the Commission
should document absences excused by a majority vote of the Commission in its
meeting minutes.
- Ensuring that the all public members of the Commission make every effort to
attend and participate at Commission meetings on a regular basis
Management 's Response:
The commission shall use the meeting minutes as documentation for monitoring the
attendance of all commissioners. If a commissioner is not present at roll call, the
Chairman shall state for the record if the attendance is excused or if notice was given
that the person could not attend. In the event that a commissioner has 3 consecutive
absences or fails to attend more than half the scheduled meetings in a calendar year,
the Executive Director shall provide a report to the Chairman. The Chairman shall
notifjy the Office of the Governor in writing that potential grounds for removal exist.
The commission shall inform the Commissioners of this policy at the next scheduled
meeting to be held July 8, 1997.
Section 2:
The Commission Should Update the State Exams for Embalmers and
Funeral Directors
The questions on the Commission's state examination for embalmers and funeral
directors have not been updated or changed since 1995. As a result, examinees who
retake the exam already know its contents. In fiscal year 1995, the pass rate for the
state examination was 82 percent. In fiscal year 1996, the pass rate increased to 95
percent.
Recommendation:
The embalmers' and funeral directors' examinations should be updated and changed
after each testing period. The Commission could consider using a test bank for
questions so that each examinations' content is different.
A FOLLOW-UP REVIEW ON MANAGEMENT CONTROLS AT THE
JULY 1997 TEXAS FUNERAL SERVICE COMMISSION PAGE 3
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