Bill Text: TX HB616 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to continuing education instruction for district clerks on impaneling petit and grand juries.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-10 - Effective on 9/1/23 [HB616 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB616-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to continuing education instruction for district clerks on impaneling petit and grand juries.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-10 - Effective on 9/1/23 [HB616 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB616-Introduced.html
By: Vasut | H.B. No. 616 |
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relating to continuing education of county and district clerks | ||
regarding the proper selection of petit and grand juries. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 51.605, Texas Government Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 51.605. CONTINUING EDUCATION. (a) In this section, | ||
the word "clerk" includes a county clerk, district clerk, or county | ||
and district clerk. | ||
(b) A clerk shall complete 20 hours of instruction regarding | ||
the performance of the clerk's duties of office before the first | ||
anniversary of the date the clerk assumes those duties. At least | ||
one (1) hour of instruction must concern the proper selection of | ||
petit and grand juries. | ||
(c) After the first anniversary of the date a clerk assumes | ||
the duties of office, the clerk must each calendar year complete 20 | ||
hours of continuing education courses. At least one (1) hour of | ||
continuing education each calendar year must concern the proper | ||
selection of petit and grand juries. | ||
(d) A clerk may carry over from the current calendar year to | ||
the following calendar year not more than 10 hours of completed | ||
continuing education courses that exceed the number of hours of | ||
completed continuing education courses required under Subsection | ||
(c). | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |