Coordinating body
County Treasurers Association of Texas

Treasurers Education Committee

Contact
Honorable Bill Helton
Treasurers Certification and Verification Chairman
McLennan County Treasurer
215 North 5th Street, Suite 226
Waco, Texas 76701
(254) 757-5020

V.G. Young Institute is the official registrar for County Treasurer hours.

Bill Helton is the Certification and Verification Chairman for the Treasurers Education Committee. This contact may rotate on a yearly basis.

Programs that qualify
Any approved by the Treasurers Educational Committee.

Filing for credit
Send a letter requesting continuing education approval to Martha Gustavsen or Bill Helton of Treasurers Education Committee. The Treasurers Education Committee will decide if credit will be granted and the number of hours that may be earned.

Continuing education requirements
(a) Within one year after the date on which a person first takes office as county treasurer, the county treasurer must successfully complete an introductory course of instruction in the performance of the duties 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 at least 10 hours of the continuing education required by Subsection (b) must be taken at an accredited public institution of higher education. The remaining required classroom hours, wherever taken, must be certified 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.

Legal source
Local Government Code, Sec. 83.003