1-1     By:  Davis of Dallas (Senate Sponsor - Carona)        H.B. No. 2437
 1-2           (In the Senate - Received from the House April 23, 2001;
 1-3     April 24, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on Health
 1-4     and Human Services; May 1, 2001, reported favorably by the
 1-5     following vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 1, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-6                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-7                                   AN ACT
 1-8     relating to continuing education requirements for code enforcement
 1-9     officers.
1-10           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-11           SECTION 1. Section 4(a), Chapter 796, Acts of the 72nd
1-12     Legislature, Regular Session, 1991 (Article 4447bb, Vernon's Texas
1-13     Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
1-14           (a)  The board by rule shall:
1-15                 (1)  adopt standards and education requirements
1-16     consistent with those established under Chapter 654, Government
1-17     Code [the Position Classification Act of 1961 (Article 6252-11,
1-18     Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes)], for the registration in this state
1-19     of code enforcement officers and code enforcement officers in
1-20     training;  [and]
1-21                 (2)  prescribe application forms for original and
1-22     renewal certificates of registration; and
1-23                 (3)  prescribe annual continuing education requirements
1-24     for code enforcement officers and code enforcement officers in
1-25     training that:
1-26                       (A)  establish the number of hours of continuing
1-27     education required for renewal of a certificate of registration;
1-28                       (B)  establish an approved curriculum, which must
1-29     include material regarding changes in applicable law; and
1-30                       (C)  provide that the approved curriculum may be
1-31     taught by suitable public agencies and by private entities approved
1-32     by the department.
1-33           SECTION 2. Section 7(a), Chapter 796, Acts of the 72nd
1-34     Legislature, Regular Session, 1991 (Article 4447bb, Vernon's Texas
1-35     Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
1-36           (a)  A certificate of registration issued under this Act is
1-37     valid for one year and may be renewed annually on payment of the
1-38     required renewal fee and on completion of the annual continuing
1-39     education requirements prescribed by the board.
1-40           SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies to the
1-41     renewal of a code enforcement officer certificate of registration
1-42     on or after September 1, 2002.
1-43           SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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