County Judge
Judges are required to attain 30 hours for their first year in office and 16 hours each 12-month reporting period thereafter. For more information, contact the TAC judicial staff at (800) 456-5974.

County Commissioner
Commissioners are required to attain 16 hours every 12-month period; they may carry forward up to 8 hours. Some exceptions apply. See Sec. 81.0025 e-Local Government Code. For more information, contact the County Judges & Commissioners Association of Texas at (800) 733-0699.

County Attorney
Attorneys are required to attain 15 hours every 12-month period, with that 12-month period being based on your birth month; 10 hours must be earned in a formal classroom setting and up to five hours may be earned in self-study. Three hours must be devoted to legal ethics/professional responsibility, and one of the three hours may be earned in self-study. For more information, contact the State Bar of Texas, MCLE Division at (800) 204-2222, ext. 1806.

County Sheriff
The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education (TCLEOSE) may require any sheriff who is not a commissioned peace officer to attend up to 40 hours of education within two-to-four years of taking office. For more information, contact the Texas Commissioner on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education (TCLEOSE) at (512) 936-7700.

County & District Clerk
County & District Clerks are required to attain 20 hours during each calendar year that begins after election or appointment, including at least one hour regarding registry funds handled under chapter 117 and at least one hour regarding fraudulent court documents and fraudulent document filing. For more information, contact the County & District Clerks Association of Texas.

County Justice of the Peace
J.P.s are required to attain 80 hours during their first year in office and 20 hours annually thereafter. Newly elected J.P.s are required to complete 80 hours within the first year of office. For more information, contact the Texas Justice Center Courts Training Center at (512) 347-9927.

County Constable
Constables are required to attain 40 hours biannually, 20 hours of which must be in civil process. For more information, contact the Texas Commissioner on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education (TCLEOSE) at (512) 936-7700.

County Tax Assessor-Collector
Registered Texas Collectors (RTC) must attain 25 hours every five years to re-certify. Registered Texas Assessor- Collectors (RTA) must attain 75 hours every five years to re-certify. For more information, contact the Texas Board of Tax Professional Examiners at (512) 305-7300.

County Treasurer
(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. For more information, contact the County Treasurers Education Committee Chairman Bill Helton at (254) 757-5020.

County Auditor
County Auditors/CPAs are required to attain 40 hours during each two-year appointment. For more information, contact the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy at (512) 305-7844.

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