By Luna                                               H.R. No. 1293

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                                 R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State

 1-2     of Texas, 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, That House Rule

 1-3     13, Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule

 1-4     13, Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to

 1-5     resolve the differences on Senate Bill No. 841 to consider and take

 1-6     action on the following specific matter:

 1-7           House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit the

 1-8     committee to add the following text on a matter that is not

 1-9     included in either the house or senate version of the bill:

1-10           SECTION ____.  The Property Taxation Professional

1-11     Certification Act (Article 8885, Revised Statutes) is amended by

1-12     adding Section 11B to read as follows:

1-13           Sec. 11B.  EXCEPTION FOR OFFICER WHO HAS APPROVED AN

1-14     INTERLOCAL GOVERNMENTAL CONTRACT.  A tax assessor-collector for a

1-15     county with a population of 240,000 or less who has approved a

1-16     contract under Section 6.24(b), Tax Code, providing for another

1-17     taxing unit or an appraisal district to perform duties related to

1-18     the assessment or collection of taxes for the county is exempt from

1-19     Section 11 of this Act.

1-20           EXPLANATION:  This addition is necessary to exempt from the

1-21     obligation to register with the Board of Tax Professional

1-22     Examiners a tax assessor-collector for a county with a population

1-23     of 240,000 or less who has approved a contract under Section

1-24     6.24(b), Tax Code, providing for another taxing unit or an

 2-1     appraisal district to perform duties related to the assessment or

 2-2     collection of taxes for the county.