Amend HB 824 by adding the following appropriately numbered
section and renumbering the subsequent sections of the bill
accordingly:
SECTION 1. (a) Sections 5.041(b) and (c), Tax Code, are
amended to read as follows:
(b) A member of the appraisal review board established for
an appraisal district must biennially complete the course
established under Subsection (a). A member of the appraisal review
board may not participate in a hearing conducted by the board unless
the person has completed the course [established under Subsection
(a)] and received a certificate of course completion. In a tax year
after the tax year in which a member of the appraisal review board
initially completes the course and in which the member is required
to complete the course, the member may not participate in a hearing
conducted by the board after May 1 unless the member has completed
the course and received a certificate of course completion in the
current tax year.
(c) The comptroller may contract with service providers to
assist with the duties imposed under Subsection (a), but the course
required may not be provided by an appraisal district or a taxing
unit. The comptroller may assess a fee to recover a portion of the
costs incurred for the training course, but the fee may not exceed
$50 per person trained. A service provider shall provide public
notice of a training course in the manner required by the
comptroller. The notice must include the date, time, and location
of the training course.
(b) This section takes effect January 1, 2006.