SRC-VRA S.B. 749 78(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center S.B. 749 78R2764 SLO-FBy: Madla Jurisprudence 3/6/2003 As Filed DIGEST AND PURPOSE Currently both county and district clerks are required to annually complete twenty hours of continuing education. Of the twenty hours, a minimum of three hours must include instruction in registry funds and one hour of instruction in fraudulent document filings. As proposed, S.B. 749 will reduce the minimum number of hours of education for registry funds for clerks from three to one hour annually. 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 51.605(c), Government Code, to require instruction required under Subsection (b) to include one, rather than three, hours of continuing education regarding registry funds. Deletes current language in existing text regarding certain requirements. SECTION 2. Effective date: January 1, 2004.