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| 7 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 7 | | relating to preferred qualifications for serving on an appraisal |
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| 10 | 8 | | review board or panel of the board that hears ad valorem tax |
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| 11 | 9 | | protests concerning commercial real property in certain appraisal |
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| 12 | 10 | | districts. |
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| 13 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 14 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Section 6.41, Tax Code, is amended by adding |
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| 15 | 13 | | Subsection (d-10) to read as follows: |
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| 16 | 14 | | (d-10) This subsection applies only to the board of an |
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| 17 | 15 | | appraisal district established in a county with a population of 3.3 |
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| 18 | 16 | | million or more. In making appointments to the board, the local |
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| 19 | 17 | | administrative district judge shall make every reasonable effort to |
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| 20 | 18 | | appoint enough individuals with the following qualifications so |
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| 21 | 19 | | that each board or panel hearing a protest that involves commercial |
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| 22 | 20 | | real property has at least one member who was during the two-year |
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| 23 | 21 | | period preceding the appointment: |
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| 24 | 22 | | (1) the owner of commercial real property; |
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| 25 | 23 | | (2) a licensed real estate broker or salesperson under |
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| 26 | 24 | | Chapter 1101, Occupations Code, with commercial real estate |
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| 27 | 25 | | experience; |
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| 28 | 26 | | (3) a state-licensed real estate appraiser under |
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| 29 | 27 | | Chapter 1103, Occupations Code, with commercial real estate |
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| 30 | 28 | | experience; or |
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| 31 | 29 | | (4) a property tax consultant registered under Chapter |
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| 32 | 30 | | 1152, Occupations Code, with commercial real estate experience. |
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| 33 | 31 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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