SRC-AXB S.B. 190 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 190
76R3823 SMH-FBy: Ogden
State Affairs
2/10/1999
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, auctioneers can handle millions of dollars of other people's
money, legally sell almost anything, and yet despite this responsibility,
they are not required to have a high school education. Since 1991,
consumers have filed many claims against auctioneers for failing to follow
the law.  S.B. 190 requires continuing education for an auctioneer's
license renewal.  

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 190 makes participation in continuing education for
auctioneers a requirement rather than voluntary. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

Rulemaking authority is granted to the commissioner of licensing and
regulation in SECTION 1 (Section 3B(c), Article 8700, V.T.C.S.) of this
bill. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 3B, Article 8700, V.T.C.S., to require a license
renewer to complete and prove completion of at least seven hours of
continuing education annually.  Requires the commissioner of licensing and
regulation to adopt rules for approval of continuing education programs.
Deletes the provision that participation in education programs is
voluntary. 

SECTION 2.(a)  Effective date:  September 1, 1999.
 
 (b)  Makes application of this Act prospective to September 1, 2000.

(c)  Requires the commissioner of licensing and regulation to adopt rules
no later than March 1, 2000. 

SECTION 3.Emergency clause.