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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to continuing legal education for certain government |
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attorneys. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 81.113, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) The supreme court shall promulgate rules requiring |
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that, for each continuing legal education program recognized, |
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prepared, or administered by the state bar, a specified number or |
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percentage of attendance seats be reserved for attorneys described |
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by Subsection (a), and that those attorneys be permitted to attend |
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without charge. The rules promulgated under this subsection must |
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specify whether the reserved attendance seats are to be allocated |
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on a first-come, first-served basis, or in another manner. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Supreme Court shall promulgate the |
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rules required by Section 81.113(d), Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, as soon as possible after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |