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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to preferred qualifications for serving on an appraisal |
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review board or panel of the board that hears ad valorem tax |
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protests concerning commercial real property in certain appraisal |
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districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 6.41, Tax Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (d-10) to read as follows: |
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(d-10) This subsection applies only to the board of an |
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appraisal district established in a county with a population of 3.3 |
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million or more. In making appointments to the board, the local |
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administrative district judge shall make every reasonable effort to |
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appoint enough individuals with the following qualifications so |
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that each board or panel hearing a protest that involves commercial |
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real property has at least one member who was during the two-year |
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period preceding the appointment: |
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(1) the owner of commercial real property; |
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(2) a licensed real estate broker or salesperson under |
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Chapter 1101, Occupations Code, with commercial real estate |
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experience; |
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(3) a state-licensed real estate appraiser under |
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Chapter 1103, Occupations Code, with commercial real estate |
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experience; or |
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(4) a property tax consultant registered under Chapter |
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1152, Occupations Code, with commercial real estate experience. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |