By Callegari                                          H.B. No. 1588
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the continuing educational requirements of county
 1-3     purchasing agents.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Subsection (p), Section 262.011, Local Government
 1-6     Code, is amended to read as follows:
 1-7           (p)  During each two-year term of office, a county purchasing
 1-8     agent shall complete not less than 25 hours in courses relating to
 1-9     the duties of the county purchasing agent.  The courses must be:
1-10                 (1)  accredited by a nationally recognized college or
1-11     university; [or]
1-12                 (2)  recognized by a national purchasing association,
1-13     such as the National Association of Purchasing Management; or
1-14                 (3)  courses offered by state agencies, or by state
1-15     professional associations, related to purchasing.
1-16           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.