Texas Government Code - Section 27.005. Educational Requirements
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§ 27.005. EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. (a) For purposes of
removal under Chapter 87, Local Government Code, "incompetency" in
the case of a justice of the peace includes the failure of the
justice to successfully complete:
(1) within one year after the date the justice is first
elected, an 80-hour course in the performance of the justice's
duties; and
(2) each following year, a 20-hour course.
(b) The courses may be completed in an accredited
state-supported school of higher education.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended
by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 802, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts
2001, 77th Leg., ch. 147, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Section: 26.343 26.351 26.353 27.001 27.002 27.003 27.004 27.005 27.006 27.031 27.032 27.033 27.034 27.051 27.052
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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