By Carona                                              S.B. No. 341
         77R4436 JMG-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to correction of a third-party debt collector's or credit
 1-3     bureau's files.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 392.202(a), Finance Code, is amended to
 1-6     read as follows:
 1-7           (a)  An individual who disputes the accuracy of an item in a
 1-8     third-party debt collector's or credit bureau's file on the
 1-9     individual may notify in writing the third-party debt collector or
1-10     credit bureau of the inaccuracy.  The [third-party debt collector
1-11     or] credit bureau shall provide forms for the notice and, when
1-12     requested, the credit bureau or third-party debt collector shall
1-13     assist an individual in preparing the notice.
1-14           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.