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78R4859 SMH-F

By:  Haggerty                                                     H.B. No. 1004



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to recognition of continuing education courses for 
property tax consultants.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 1152.204, Occupations Code, is amended 
by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (f) to read as 
follows:
	(c)  The commissioner may recognize an educational program 
or course:        
		(1)  related to property tax consulting services;  and                        
		(2)  offered or sponsored by a public provider or a 
recognized private provider, including:
			(A)  the comptroller;                                                        
			(B)  the State Bar of Texas;                                                 
			(C)  the Texas Real Estate Commission;                                       
			(D)  an institution of higher education that meets 
program and accreditation standards comparable to those for public 
institutions of higher education as determined by the Texas Higher 
Education Coordinating Board;  or
			(E)  a nonprofit [and voluntary trade] 
association, institute, or organization:
				(i)  [whose membership consists primarily of 
persons who represent property owners in property tax or 
transactional tax matters;
				[(ii)]  that has written experience and 
examination requirements for membership or for granting 
professional designation to its members;  and
				(ii) [(iii)]  that subscribes to a code of 
professional conduct or ethics.
	(f)  To be eligible for recognition by the commissioner, a  
continuing education course offered by a private provider must be 
taught by an independent organization.  The commissioner may not 
recognize a continuing education course taught by a property tax 
consultant trade association or an affiliate of such an 
association.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003, and 
applies only to a continuing education course offered for 
recognition to the commissioner of licensing and regulation on or 
after that date.