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Senate Bill 43 |
Senate Author: Zaffirini |
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Effective: 9-1-17 |
House Sponsor: Murr |
Senate Bill 43 amends the Government Code to revise certain provisions regarding the Judicial Branch Certification Commission, including, among other provisions, membership eligibility requirements applicable to a member of an advisory board or committee that serves the commission; conditions under which an employee of Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System (OCA) may dismiss certain complaints; the period during which a passing score on an applicable examination for certification, registration, or licensing of certain court professions is valid; the reissuance of a certificate, registration, or license under certain conditions; process server certification renewal; the imposition of applicable fees; and requirements applicable to a person seeking to file a complaint with the commission against a regulated person or another person alleged to have unlawfully engaged in conduct regulated by the general enforcement provisions relating to the commission.
Senate Bill 43 specifies that the cease and desist orders that the administrative director of OCA may issue are temporary and for a duration of an investigation and disciplinary action by the commission and provides for a person to whom such an order is issued to request and receive a hearing. The bill makes certain provisions regarding reporting, notice and hearing, penalties, and sanctions currently applicable to the commission applicable to the appointed committee of advisory board members. The bill provides for the extent of the application of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure to a hearing regarding administrative penalties or sanctions.