| 6 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 5 | | relating to the powers and duties of a county treasurer. |
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| 8 | 6 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 7 | | SECTION 1. Section 602.002, Government Code, is amended to |
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| 10 | 8 | | read as follows: |
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| 11 | 9 | | Sec. 602.002. OATH MADE IN TEXAS. An oath made in this |
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| 12 | 10 | | state may be administered and a certificate of the fact given by: |
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| 13 | 11 | | (1) a judge, retired judge, or clerk of a municipal |
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| 14 | 12 | | court; |
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| 15 | 13 | | (2) a judge, retired judge, senior judge, clerk, or |
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| 16 | 14 | | commissioner of a court of record; |
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| 17 | 15 | | (3) a justice of the peace or a clerk of a justice |
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| 18 | 16 | | court; |
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| 19 | 17 | | (4) an associate judge, magistrate, master, referee, |
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| 20 | 18 | | or criminal law hearing officer; |
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| 21 | 19 | | (5) a notary public; |
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| 22 | 20 | | (6) a member of a board or commission created by a law |
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| 23 | 21 | | of this state, in a matter pertaining to a duty of the board or |
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| 24 | 22 | | commission; |
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| 25 | 23 | | (7) a person employed by the Texas Ethics Commission |
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| 26 | 24 | | who has a duty related to a report required by Title 15, Election |
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| 27 | 25 | | Code, in a matter pertaining to that duty; |
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| 28 | 26 | | (8) a county tax assessor-collector or an employee of |
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| 29 | 27 | | the county tax assessor-collector if the oath relates to a document |
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| 30 | 28 | | that is required or authorized to be filed in the office of the |
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| 31 | 29 | | county tax assessor-collector; |
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| 32 | 30 | | (9) the secretary of state or a former secretary of |
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| 33 | 31 | | state; |
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| 34 | 32 | | (10) an employee of a personal bond office, or an |
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| 35 | 33 | | employee of a county, who is employed to obtain information |
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| 36 | 34 | | required to be obtained under oath if the oath is required or |
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| 37 | 35 | | authorized by Article 17.04 or by Article 26.04(n) or (o), Code of |
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| 38 | 36 | | Criminal Procedure; |
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| 39 | 37 | | (11) the lieutenant governor or a former lieutenant |
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| 40 | 38 | | governor; |
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| 41 | 39 | | (12) the speaker of the house of representatives or a |
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| 42 | 40 | | former speaker of the house of representatives; |
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| 43 | 41 | | (13) the governor or a former governor; |
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| 44 | 42 | | (14) a legislator or retired legislator; |
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| 45 | 43 | | (15) the attorney general or a former attorney |
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| 46 | 44 | | general; |
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| 47 | 45 | | (16) the secretary or clerk of a municipality in a |
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| 48 | 46 | | matter pertaining to the official business of the municipality; |
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| 49 | 47 | | [or] |
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| 50 | 48 | | (17) a peace officer described by Article 2.12, Code |
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| 51 | 49 | | of Criminal Procedure, if: |
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| 52 | 50 | | (A) the oath is administered when the officer is |
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| 53 | 51 | | engaged in the performance of the officer's duties; and |
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| 54 | 52 | | (B) the administration of the oath relates to the |
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| 55 | 53 | | officer's duties; or |
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| 56 | 54 | | (18) a county treasurer. |
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| 57 | 55 | | SECTION 2. Section 83.003(a), Local Government Code, is |
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| 58 | 56 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 59 | 57 | | (a) A [person first takes office as] county treasurer must |
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| 60 | 58 | | successfully complete an introductory course of instruction in the |
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| 61 | 59 | | performance of the duties of county treasurer: |
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| 62 | 60 | | (1) within one year after the date on which the person |
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| 63 | 61 | | is first elected [takes office] if elected to a full term; or |
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| 64 | 62 | | (2) at the earliest available date after appointment |
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| 65 | 63 | | or election, as applicable, if appointed by the commissioners court |
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| 66 | 64 | | or elected to an unexpired term of county treasurer. |
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| 67 | 65 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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| 66 | + | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 67 | + | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 68 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 435 passed the Senate on |
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| 69 | + | March 23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 70 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 71 | + | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 72 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 435 passed the House on |
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| 73 | + | May 8, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, two present |
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| 74 | + | not voting. |
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| 75 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 76 | + | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 77 | + | Approved: |
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| 78 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 79 | + | Date |
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| 80 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 81 | + | Governor |
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