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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain information regarding appraisal district |
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noncompliance and property values in the Texas Department of |
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Licensing and Regulation records of a professional property tax |
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appraiser serving as chief appraiser for the district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 1151, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1151.109 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1151.109. INFORMATION ON APPRAISAL DISTRICT REVIEWS. |
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(a) The commission by rule shall require the department to include |
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in the record of the registered professional appraiser who serves |
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as chief appraiser for an appraisal district at the time the |
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comptroller finalizes the biennial review of the appraisal |
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district's performance under Section 5.102(c), Tax Code, an |
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electronic link to: |
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(1) the comptroller's report for the review; and |
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(2) each property value study the comptroller conducts |
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under Subchapter M, Chapter 403, Government Code, that is used in |
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the review. |
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(b) An appraisal district may request from the department |
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information on a registered professional appraiser whom the board |
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of directors of the appraisal district is considering for |
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appointment as chief appraiser of the appraisal district. The |
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department shall inform the requestor of the status of any |
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compliance efforts of an appraisal district under Section 5.102(d), |
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Tax Code, for previous reviews in which the appraiser served as |
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chief appraiser of that appraisal district. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall |
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adopt rules to implement Section 1151.109, Occupations Code, as |
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added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |