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Senate Bill 2106 |
Senate Author: Zaffirini |
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Effective: 9-1-23 |
House Sponsor: Johnson, Julie |
Senate Bill 2106 amends the Government Code to require the Texas Supreme Court to adopt rules on an applicant's ineligibility to renew a certification, registration, or license for court professionals issued by the Judicial Branch Certification Commission (JBCC) based on information that indicates the person lacks the honesty, trustworthiness, or integrity to hold the certification, registration, or license. The bill specifies that such information, and information on which an applicant's ineligibility for initial certification, registration, or licensing is based, includes failure to comply with JBCC orders or to timely pay fees or administration penalties.
Senate Bill 2106 requires the JBCC to determine the severity of an administrative sanction, including the length of the period of time for revocation, suspension, refusal to renew a certification, registration, or license, based upon the following conditions:
· the seriousness of the violation;
· the threat to health or safety caused by the violation;
· any previous violations;
· the administrative sanction necessary to deter a future violation;
· whether the violator demonstrated good faith; and
· any other matter that justice may require.