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| 1 | + | 89R9366 PRL-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Noble H.B. No. 3307 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the continuing education required in order for a person | |
| 10 | 10 | to renew the person's agreement with the comptroller of public | |
| 11 | 11 | accounts to serve as an arbitrator in an appeal through binding | |
| 12 | 12 | arbitration of an appraisal review board order determining a | |
| 13 | 13 | protest. | |
| 14 | 14 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 15 | 15 | SECTION 1. Section 41A.061(b), Tax Code, is amended to read | |
| 16 | 16 | as follows: | |
| 17 | 17 | (b) To renew the person's agreement to serve as an | |
| 18 | 18 | arbitrator, the person must: | |
| 19 | 19 | (1) file a renewal application with the comptroller at | |
| 20 | 20 | the time and in the manner prescribed by the comptroller; | |
| 21 | 21 | (2) continue to meet the requirements provided by | |
| 22 | 22 | Sections 41A.06(b)(1) and (4); | |
| 23 | 23 | (3) during the preceding two years have completed at | |
| 24 | 24 | least eight hours of continuing education in arbitration and | |
| 25 | - | alternative dispute resolution procedures offered by a university, | |
| 26 | - | college, real estate trade association, or legal association or | |
| 27 | - | approved for continuing legal education; and | |
| 25 | + | alternative dispute resolution procedures: | |
| 26 | + | (A) offered by a university, college, real estate | |
| 27 | + | trade association, or legal association; or | |
| 28 | + | (B) included in a continuing legal education | |
| 29 | + | course approved by the state bar or the supreme court; and | |
| 28 | 30 | (4) complete a revised training program on property | |
| 29 | 31 | tax law for the training and education of arbitrators established | |
| 30 | 32 | under Section 5.043 not later than the 120th day after the date the | |
| 31 | 33 | program is available to be taken if the comptroller: | |
| 32 | 34 | (A) revises the program after the person is | |
| 33 | 35 | included in the registry; and | |
| 34 | 36 | (B) determines that the program is substantially | |
| 35 | 37 | revised. | |
| 36 | - | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, | |
| 38 | + | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |