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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the certification of certain chief appraisers as |
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registered Texas assessors; imposing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1151.160, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (j) to read as follows: |
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(j) The commission shall adopt rules to allow a person to |
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obtain certification as a registered Texas assessor without passing |
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a required certification examination if the person: |
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(1) is registered with the department; |
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(2) has worked as a chief appraiser for the 12 years |
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preceding the date the person applies to the department to obtain |
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certification as a registered Texas assessor; and |
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(3) pays a fee in an amount equal to three times the |
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annual registration fee paid by an assessor-collector. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1151.161(a), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Section 1151.160(j), the [The] |
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commission by rule shall require a registrant to pass one or more |
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examinations to be certified. The commission by rule shall ensure |
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that any examination required for certification is administered in |
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compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 |
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U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.). |
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SECTION 3. The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation |
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shall adopt rules under Section 1151.160, Occupations Code, as |
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amended by this Act, not later than November 1, 2013. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |