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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the qualifications and training of appraisal review |
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board members. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 5.041, Tax Code, is amended by amending |
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Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (e-1) and (e-2) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The comptroller shall: |
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(1) approve curricula and provide materials for use in |
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training and educating members of an appraisal review board; and |
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(2) supervise a comprehensive course for training and |
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education of appraisal review board members and issue certificates |
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indicating course completion. |
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(e-1) In addition to the course established under |
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Subsection (a), the comptroller shall approve curricula and provide |
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materials for use in a continuing education course for members of an |
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appraisal review board. As soon as practicable after the beginning |
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of the second year of an appraisal review board member's term of |
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office, the member must successfully complete the course |
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established under this subsection. A person who fails to timely |
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complete the course established under this subsection may not be |
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reappointed to an additional term on the appraisal review board. If |
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the person is reappointed to an additional term on the appraisal |
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review board, the person must successfully complete the course |
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established under this subsection in each year the member continues |
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to serve. |
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(e-2) The comptroller may contract with service providers |
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to assist with the duties imposed under Subsection (e-1), but the |
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course required by that subsection may not be provided by an |
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appraisal district or a taxing unit. The comptroller may assess a |
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fee to recover a portion of the costs incurred for the continuing |
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education course, but the fee may not exceed $50 per person trained. |
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SECTION 2. Section 6.42(a), Tax Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) A majority of the appraisal review board constitutes a |
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quorum. The board shall elect a chairman and a secretary from its |
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members. The board is encouraged to elect as chairman a member, if |
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any, who has a background in law and property appraisal. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act to continuing |
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education requirements under Section 5.041, Tax Code, applies only |
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to a term of office that expires on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |