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Texas Local Government Code - Section 22.074. Certification Of Secretaries

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§ 22.074. CERTIFICATION OF SECRETARIES.  (a) In this 
section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned 
by Section 61.003, Education Code.
	(b)  A person may be certified to practice as a municipal 
secretary in this state.  The person shall be granted a certificate 
on completion of a program of instruction for municipal secretaries 
conducted at an institution of higher education.
	(c)  A private association of secretaries of municipalities 
may contract with an institution of higher education to use the 
facilities of the institution to provide a program of instruction 
for municipal secretaries.  The association shall develop the 
program with the assistance of the institution.  The institution 
shall approve a program that meets qualifications for approval 
developed by the institution.  The association shall conduct the 
program at the institution.
	(d)  A private association of secretaries that establishes a 
program of instruction under this section shall pay the costs of the 
program, including the payment of a reasonable fee to the 
institution that houses the program for the use of the 
institution's facilities.  State funds may not be appropriated to 
finance a certification program established under this section.
	(e)  A private association of secretaries that establishes a 
program of instruction under this section shall issue a certificate 
to each person who successfully completes the program.  A person who 
holds a certificate issued under this section must renew the 
certificate not later than five years after the date on which the 
original certificate was issued.  The person may renew the 
certificate on completion of a supplementary program of instruction 
conducted at the institution of higher education.
	(f)  This section does not require a person to be certified 
as a municipal secretary in order to practice in that capacity.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.                    

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