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AN ACT
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relating to instruction and continuing education requirements for |
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certain court clerks. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 51.605(b) and (c), Government Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A clerk shall complete 20 hours of instruction regarding |
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the performance of the clerk's duties of office before the first |
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anniversary of the date the clerk assumes those duties [during each
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calendar year that begins after the clerk's election or appointment
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to office]. |
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(c) After the first anniversary of the date a clerk assumes |
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the duties of office, the [A] clerk must each calendar year |
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complete 20 hours of continuing education courses. [A clerk must,
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during the first year of each term of office, complete:
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[(1)
at least one hour of continuing education courses
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regarding registry funds handled under Chapter 117, Local
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Government Code, in the performance of the duties of office; and
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[(2)
at least one hour of continuing education courses
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regarding fraudulent court documents and fraudulent document
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filings.] |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.605(b), Government Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies to a court clerk who assumes the duties of |
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office on or after the effective date of this Act. A court clerk who |
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assumes the duties of office before that date is governed by the law |
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in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and |
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that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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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, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3314 was passed by the House on April |
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25, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3314 was passed by the Senate on May |
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22, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |