SRC-JEC S.B. 663 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 663
77R4825 ATP-DBy: Madla
Intergovernmental Relations
2/21/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, county treasurers are required to take 20 hours of continuing
education classes every two years.  As proposed, S.B. 663 increases the
requirement to 20 hours every year. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency.  

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 83.003, Local Government Code, to require a
county treasurer, within one year after the date on which the treasurer
first takes office, to successfully complete an introductory course of
instruction in the performance of the duties of county treasurer.  Requires
the treasurer, after completion of the first year in office, to
successfully complete in each 12-month period at least 20 hours of
continuing education in the performance of the duties of county treasurer.
Deletes language requiring a course once in each 24-month period.  Requires
that the introductory course and at least 10 hours of the continuing
education course be taken at an accredited public institution of higher
education.  The remaining required classroom hours, wherever taken, are
required to be certified by an accredited public institution of higher
education.  Authorizes a treasurer, to satisfy the requirement of the
annual continuing education, to carry forward from one 12-month period to
the next not more than 10 continuing education hours that the county
treasurer completes in excess of the required 20 hours. Deletes the
stipulation that a course required by this section include at least 20
classroom hours of instruction in an accredited institution of higher
education. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2001.