Texas Local Government Code
§ 83.003 — CONTINUING EDUCATION
LG § 83.003Title 3. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT · Part B. COMMISSIONERS COURT AND COUNTY OFFICERS · Ch. 83. COUNTY TREASURER
Statute text
View on source(a)A county treasurer must successfully complete an introductory course of instruction in the performance of the duties of county treasurer:
(1)within one year after the date on which the person is first elected if elected to a full term; or
(2)at the earliest available date after appointment or election, as applicable, if appointed by the commissioners court or elected to an unexpired term of county treasurer.
(b)After completion of the first year in office, a county treasurer must successfully complete in each 12-month period at least 20 hours of continuing education in the performance of the duties of county treasurer.
(c)The introductory course required by Subsection (a) and the continuing education required by Subsection (b) must be sponsored or cosponsored by an accredited public institution of higher education.
(d)To satisfy the requirement of Subsection (b), a county treasurer may carry forward from one 12-month period to the next not more than 10 continuing education hours that the county treasurer completes in excess of the required 20 hours.
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 875 (S.B. 1106), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2120), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 373), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 66 (S.B. 435), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.