By:  Madla                                                        S.B. No. 749
	(In the Senate - Filed February 27, 2003; March 3, 2003, 
read first time and referred to Committee on Jurisprudence; 
March 17, 2003, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 6, 
Nays 0; March 17, 2003, sent to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

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)  The instruction required under Subsection (b) must 
include [A clerk must annually complete 20 hours of continuing 
education courses including] at least:
		(1)  one hour [three hours] of continuing education 
[courses] regarding registry funds handled under Chapter 117, Local 
Government Code; and
		(2)[, 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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