By Lewis of Tarrant                                   H.B. No. 2207
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the appraisal of certain property conveyed in trust to
 1-3     a county bail bond board.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 1704.157, Occupations Code, is amended to
 1-6     read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 1704.157.  PRELIMINARY DETERMINATIONS. (a)  Before a
 1-8     hearing on an application, a board or a board's authorized
 1-9     representative shall determine whether the applicant:
1-10                 (1)  possesses the financial resources to comply with
1-11     Section 1704.160; and
1-12                 (2)  satisfies the other requirements of this chapter.
1-13           (b)  The board may obtain an independent appraisal of real
1-14     property listed by the applicant under Section 1704.154(b)(3)(A) or
1-15     use the current market value of the property according to the most
1-16     recent certified county appraisal roll as the board determines
1-17     necessary to determine the value of the property.
1-18           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and
1-19     applies only to an application for a license made on or after that
1-20     date.  A license application made before the effective date of this
1-21     Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the application
1-22     was made, and the former law is continued in effect for that
1-23     purpose.