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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to information regarding certain noncompliance by an |
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appraisal district in the Texas Department of Licensing and |
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Regulation records of a professional property tax appraiser serving |
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as chief appraiser for the district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 1151, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1151.109 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1151.109. INFORMATION ON APPRAISAL DISTRICT |
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NONCOMPLIANCE. (a) The commission by rule shall require the |
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department to add a notation of noncompliance in the record of a |
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registered professional appraiser who is serving as chief appraiser |
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for an appraisal district that the department determines under |
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Section 5.102(e), Tax Code, has failed to comply with the |
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comptroller's recommendations following a review of the district |
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under that section. |
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(b) A local governmental entity may request from the |
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department information on a registered professional appraiser the |
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entity is considering for appointment as chief appraiser of the |
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entity's appraisal district. The department shall inform the |
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entity of a notation of noncompliance under Subsection (a) if the |
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appraiser during two or more previous reviews under Section 5.102, |
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Tax Code, served as chief appraiser of an appraisal district that |
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the department determined had failed to comply with the |
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comptroller's recommendations under that section. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall |
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adopt rules to implement Section 1151.109, Occupations Code, as |
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added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |