Texas Occupations Code Title 7, Chapter 1151 - Property Tax Professionals
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 1151.001 - Short Title
This chapter may be cited as the Property Taxation Professional Certification Act. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1,
- Texas Section 1151.002 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Appraisal" means a function described by Chapter 23 or 25, Tax Code, that: (A) is performed by an employee of a...
- Texas Section 1151.003 - Applicability
This chapter does not apply to a county assessor-collector described by Section 14, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, or an employee of the county assessor-collector. Added...
SUBCHAPTER B TEXAS TAX PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
- Texas Section 1151.004 - Prohibition Against Requiring Unprofessional Conduct
(a) An appraisal district board of directors or a governing body may not, as a necessity for employment, require an appraiser, assessor, or collector to:...
- Texas Section 1151.051 - Membership
(a) The Texas Tax Professional Advisory Committee consists of seven members appointed by the presiding officer of the commission with the approval of the commission...
- Texas Section 1151.0511 - Public Member Eligibility
A person may not be a public member of the committee if the person or the person's spouse: (1) is registered, certified, or licensed by...
- Texas Section 1151.0512 - Membership And Employee Restrictions
(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to...
- Texas Section 1151.052 - Terms
Committee members serve six-year terms, with the terms of one or two members expiring on March 1 of each odd-numbered year. Added by Acts 2001,...
SUBCHAPTER C DUTIES OF COMMISSION, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT, AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE
- Texas Section 1151.055 - Compensation; Reimbursement
(a) A committee member may not receive compensation for the member's services. (b) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 450, Sec. 41(5), eff....
- Texas Section 1151.101 - Fees
The commission, with the advice of the committee, shall establish fees under this chapter in amounts reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering...
- Texas Section 1151.1015 - Assistance From Comptroller
The comptroller shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the department under which the comptroller shall provide: (1) information on the educational needs of...
- Texas Section 1151.102 - General Rulemaking Authority
The commission may adopt and enforce rules necessary for the performance of the department's duties. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2,...
- Texas Section 1151.103 - Establishment Of Professional Standards
The commission shall establish standards of professional practice, conduct, education, and ethics for appraisers, assessors, and collectors consistent with the purposes and intent of this...
- Texas Section 1151.104 - Enforcement Of Chapter
The department may ensure strict compliance with and enforce this chapter. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003....
- Texas Section 1151.106 - Classification System For Registrants
(a) The commission by rule shall: (1) adopt a classification system for registrants; and (2) establish minimum requirements for each classification. (b) The requirements must...
- Texas Section 1151.107 - Roster Of Registrants
(a) The department shall maintain a roster of registrants that includes each registrant's name, place of employment, and classification. (b) A copy of the roster...
SUBCHAPTER D REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATION
- Texas Section 1151.108 - Committee Duties
The committee shall: (1) recommend to the commission rules and standards regarding technical issues relating to tax professionals; (2) provide advice to the commission regarding...
- Texas Section 1151.151 - Registration Required; Exemption
The following persons must register with the department: (1) the chief appraiser of an appraisal district, an appraisal supervisor or assistant, a property tax appraiser,...
- Texas Section 1151.152 - Eligibility For Registration
To be eligible for registration, an applicant must: (1) be at least 18 years of age; (2) reside in this state; (3) be of good...
- Texas Section 1151.153 - Registration Application
(a) An application for registration must be made on the printed form provided by the department. In prescribing the contents of an application form, the...
- Texas Section 1151.154 - Submission Of Application
An initial application for registration must be accompanied by: (1) a nonrefundable processing fee; and (2) a nonrefundable registration fee. Added by Acts 2001, 77th...
- Texas Section 1151.155 - Action On Application
(a) The department shall act on an application for registration not later than the 30th day after the date the application is received. (b) The...
- Texas Section 1151.156 - Discrimination Prohibited
The department may not refuse to register an applicant because of the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the applicant. Added...
- Texas Section 1151.157 - Issuance And Possession Of Identification Card Required
(a) The department shall issue an identification card to each person registered under this chapter. While on official duty, the registrant shall have the identification...
- Texas Section 1151.158 - Annual Fee; Expiration And Renewal Of Registration
(a) Except as otherwise provided by the commission, a registration under this chapter is valid for one year and must be renewed annually. A registrant...
- Texas Section 1151.1581 - Continuing Education
(a) The commission shall recognize, prepare, or administer continuing education programs for registrants under this chapter. (b) The comptroller must review and approve all continuing...
- Texas Section 1151.160 - Certification Levels And Requirements; Rules
(a) The commission by rule shall adopt minimum requirements for the certification of registrants. The requirements for certification of a registrant must emphasize the areas...
- Texas Section 1151.161 - Examination For Certification; Application; Fee
(a) The commission by rule shall require a registrant to pass one or more examinations to be certified. The commission by rule shall ensure that...
- Texas Section 1151.162 - Rules Relating To Recertification And Specialization
The commission may adopt rules: (1) regarding recertification to ensure that each person certified under this chapter who is engaged in appraisal, assessment, or collection...
- Texas Section 1151.163 - Registration By Endorsement
The department may waive any prerequisite to obtaining a certificate of registration for an applicant after reviewing the applicant's credentials and determining that the applicant...
- Texas Section 1151.164 - Chief Appraiser Training Program
(a) The department shall implement a training program for newly appointed chief appraisers and shall prescribe the curriculum for the training program as provided by...
SUBCHAPTER E ENFORCEMENT
- Texas Section 1151.165 - Inactive Status
The commission may adopt rules to allow a registrant to place a registration issued by the department on inactive status in the same manner as...
- Texas Section 1151.202 - Denial Of Registration; Disciplinary Action
(a) The department may deny an application for registration of or take other disciplinary action as described by Chapter 51 against a person who violates...
- Texas Section 1151.204 - Dismissal Of Complaints
(a) After investigation, the department may dismiss a complaint, in part or entirely, without conducting a hearing if the complaint does not credibly allege a...
- Texas Section 1151.205 - Subpoena Authority
(a) The department may request and, if necessary, compel by subpoena: (1) the attendance of witnesses for examination under oath; and (2) the production of...
- Texas Section 1151.206 - Complaint Of Violation
A person may file a complaint with the department concerning a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted by the commission under this chapter....
Last modified: September 28, 2016