LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
                                Revision 1
  
                            February 12, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Jurisprudence
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB495  by Bernsen (Relating to the educational
               requirements for certain justices of the peace.), As
               Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would require justices of the peace to attend 80 hours of
training in the performance of their duties within one year from the date
they are elected into office; otherwise, they could be found to be
incompetent and removed from office.
The Act would take effect September 1, 2001 and apply only to justices
elected after that date.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   211   Court of Criminal Appeals
LBB Staff:         JK, TB, DB