S.B. No. 749




AN ACT

relating to continuing education requirements for certain court 
clerks.     
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subsection (c), Section 51.605, Government Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
	(c)  A clerk must annually complete 20 hours of continuing 
education courses including at least one hour [three hours] of 
continuing education courses regarding registry funds handled 
under Chapter 117, Local Government Code, in the performance of the 
duties of office.  The 20 hours of required continuing education 
courses must include at least one hour of continuing education 
regarding fraudulent court documents and fraudulent document 
filings.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2004.                             

                                                                              




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President of the Senate             Speaker of the House
	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 749 passed the Senate on 
March 27, 2003, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that 
the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 9, 2003, by a 
viva-voce vote.




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   Secretary of the Senate             
	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 749 passed the House, with 
amendment, on April 3, 2003, by a non-record vote.




______________________________ 
   Chief Clerk of the House            



Approved:


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            Date



______________________________ 
          Governor