Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

Texas House Bill HB639 Compare Versions

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1	1	84R575 NC-F
2	2	By: Bonnen of Galveston H.B. No. 639
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the registration and certification of county tax
8	8	assessor-collectors and their employees.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 1151.151, Occupations Code, is amended
11	11	to read as follows:
12	12	Sec. 1151.151. REGISTRATION REQUIRED; EXEMPTION. (a)
13	13	Except as provided by Subsection (b), the [The] following persons
14	14	must register with the department:
15	15	(1) the chief appraiser of an appraisal district, an
16	16	appraisal supervisor or assistant, a property tax appraiser, an
17	17	appraisal engineer, and any other person authorized to render
18	18	judgment on, recommend, or certify an appraised value to the
19	19	appraisal review board of an appraisal district;
20	20	(2) a person who engages in appraisal of property for
21	21	ad valorem tax purposes for an appraisal district or a taxing unit;
22	22	(3) an assessor-collector, [other than a county
23	23	assessor-collector;
24	24	[(4)] a collector, or another person designated by a
25	25	governing body as the chief administrator of the taxing unit's
26	26	assessment functions, collection functions, or both; and
27	27	(4) [(5)] a person who performs assessment or
28	28	collection functions for a taxing unit and is required to register
29	29	by the chief administrator of the unit's tax office.
30	30	(b) A county tax assessor-collector or an employee of the
31	31	county tax assessor-collector is exempt from registration with the
32	32	department.
33	33	SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 1151, Occupations Code, is
34	34	amended by adding Section 1151.1515 to read as follows:
35	35	Sec. 1151.1515. VOLUNTARY REGISTRATION. (a) A person who
36	36	is exempt from registration under Section 1151.151(b) may register
37	37	if the person satisfies the registration requirements of this
38	38	chapter.
39	39	(b) A person exempt from the registration requirements of
40	40	this chapter who elects to register is subject to this chapter.
41	41	SECTION 3. Sections 1151.160(d) and (g), Occupations Code,
42	42	are amended to read as follows:
43	43	(d) A person registered as an assessor or
44	44	assessor-collector [other than a county assessor-collector] shall
45	45	become certified as a registered Texas assessor not later than the
46	46	fifth anniversary of the date of the person's original
47	47	registration.
48	48	(g) A registrant who has not obtained the certification
49	49	required by Subsection (c), (d), or (e) within the time required by
50	50	the applicable subsection is entitled to a one-year extension to
51	51	meet the certification requirements if:
52	52	(1) the applicant submits proof of active military
53	53	status performed after the date of the applicant's original
54	54	registration;
55	55	(2) the applicant submits proof of leave under the
56	56	federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. Section 2601
57	57	et seq.) taken after the date of the applicant's original
58	58	registration;
59	59	(3) the applicant submits proof of a death or illness
60	60	in the family or an unforeseen emergency occurring after the date of
61	61	the applicant's original registration that prevented the
62	62	registrant from meeting certification requirements;
63	63	(4) a county tax assessor-collector, chief appraiser,
64	64	chief administrative officer of a political subdivision, or other
65	65	person authorized by the commission by rule requests the extension
66	66	on behalf of an employee;
67	67	(5) the applicant requesting the extension is a county
68	68	tax assessor-collector or chief appraiser; or
69	69	(6) the applicant meets another reasonable
70	70	qualification for an extension established by the commission by
71	71	rule.
72	72	SECTION 4. Section 1151.003, Occupations Code, is repealed.
73	73	SECTION 5. (a) The Texas Commission of Licensing and
74	74	Regulation shall establish procedures and requirements for the
75	75	expedited reinstatement of a certification under Section 1151.160,
76	76	Occupations Code, held by a county tax assessor-collector or an
77	77	employee of a county tax assessor-collector on June 13, 2013, and
78	78	nullified by Chapter 429 (S.B. 546), Acts of the 83rd Legislature,
79	79	Regular Session, 2013.
80	80	(b) A county tax assessor-collector or an employee of a
81	81	county tax assessor-collector who was a registrant under Chapter
82	82	1151, Occupations Code, on June 13, 2013, and had not obtained the
83	83	certification under Section 1151.160, Occupations Code, on or
84	84	before that date is entitled to a three-year extension of the
85	85	applicable anniversary date of the person's original registration
86	86	described by Subsection (c), (d), or (e) of that section to meet the
87	87	certification requirements. This extension is in addition to the
88	88	one-year extension authorized under Section 1151.160(g),
89	89	Occupations Code, if the registrant qualifies for an extension
90	90	under that section.
91	91	(c) Not later than December 1, 2015, the Texas Commission of
92	92	Licensing and Regulation shall adopt rules to implement this
93	93	section.
94	94	SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.