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House Bill 2717 |
House Author: Darby |
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Effective: 6-17-11 |
Senate Sponsor: Carona |
Under previous law, a county clerk, district clerk, or county and district clerk was required each year to complete 20 hours of continuing education courses, including at least one hour of courses regarding court registry funds and at least one hour of courses regarding fraudulent court documents and fraudulent document filings. House Bill 2717 amends the Government Code to specify that the required courses regarding registry funds and regarding fraudulent court documents and fraudulent document filings must be completed during the first year of each term of office. Previous law allowed a person to be exempt from petit jury service if the person has custody of a child younger than 15 years of age and such service would leave the child without adequate supervision. The bill decreases to 12 the maximum age of the child on which that exemption is based.
House Bill 2717 amends the Health and Safety Code to authorize a local registrar or county clerk to collect a fee not to exceed $1 for training registrar or county clerk employees regarding vital statistics records and for ensuring the safety and security of vital statistics records. The bill repeals provisions requiring a local registrar to file with the commissioners court or the county auditor a copy of each birth, death, and fetal death certificate filed with the local registrar during the preceding month.
House Bill 2717 amends the Local Government Code to authorize the county commissioners court to authorize a county or precinct officer who collects fees, fines, court costs, or other charges on behalf of the county or the state to accept payment of such a fee, fine, court cost, or other charge by electronic means, in addition to payment by credit card. The bill authorizes the commissioners court to authorize a county or precinct officer to collect and retain a fee for processing such a payment by electronic means.