By:  Ogden                                             S.B. No. 190
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                                       AN ACT
 1-1     relating to continuing education requirements for auctioneers and
 1-2     associate auctioneers.
 1-3           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-4           SECTION 1.  Section 3B, Chapter 320, Acts of the 64th
 1-5     Legislature, Regular Session, 1975 (Article 8700, Vernon's Texas
 1-6     Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 3B.  CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS.  (a) To renew a
 1-8     license issued under this Act, a person must complete annually at
 1-9     least seven hours of continuing education in programs approved by
1-10     the commissioner in the field of auctioneering.
1-11           (b)  A person applying to renew a license issued under this
1-12     Act must provide to the commissioner proof that the person has
1-13     completed the continuing education requirement of this section.
1-14           (c)  The commissioner shall adopt rules under this section
1-15     for approval of [may recognize, prepare, or administer] continuing
1-16     education programs [for licensees.  Participation in the programs
1-17     is voluntary].
1-18           (d)  This section does not apply to a person:
1-19                 (1)  who on September 1, 1999, held a license issued
1-20     under this Act; and
1-21                 (2)  during the 12-month period preceding the date the
1-22     license expires:
1-23                       (A)  managed 10 or more auctions; or
1-24                       (B)  served as a bid caller at 20 or more
 2-1     auctions.
 2-2           SECTION 2.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsections (b) and
 2-3     (c) of this section, this Act takes effect September 1, 1999.
 2-4           (b)  Subsection (b), Section 3B, Chapter 320, Acts of the
 2-5     64th Legislature, Regular Session, 1975 (Article 8700, Vernon's
 2-6     Texas Civil Statutes), as added by this Act, applies only to a
 2-7     person who files an application to renew an auctioneer's or
 2-8     associate auctioneer's license on or after September 1, 2000.
 2-9           (c)  The commissioner of licensing and regulation shall adopt
2-10     rules under Subsection (c), Section 3B, Chapter 320, Acts of the
2-11     64th Legislature, Regular Session, 1975 (Article 8700, Vernon's
2-12     Texas Civil Statutes), as added by this Act, not later than March
2-13     1, 2000.
2-14           SECTION 3.  The importance of this legislation and the
2-15     crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
2-16     emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
2-17     constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-18     days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.