To be registered an applicant must:
(1) be at least 18 years of age;
(2) be a resident of the State of Texas;
(3) be a person of good moral character;
(4) be a graduate of an accredited high school or holder
of high school graduation equivalency;
(5) be actively engaged in appraisal, assessing/collecting,
or collecting for an appraisal district, tax office, or private firm
working for an appraisal district or tax office;
(6) submit a completed application on a form approved
by the department;
(7) pay the applicable fees under §94.80; and
(8) successfully complete all requisites appropriate
for the applicant's classification level:
(A) Appraisers
(i) A Class I appraiser must be registered.
(ii) A Class II appraiser must:
(I) be a Class I appraiser registrant; and
(II) successfully complete within twelve months of
registration:
(-a-) no less than 32 hours in the basics of the Texas
property tax system;
(-b-) no less than 8 hours in ethics; and
(iii) A Class III appraiser must:
(I) be registered as a Class II appraiser registrant;
and
(II) successfully complete within thirty-six months
of registration:
(-a-) no less than 18 hours in the income approach
to value;
(-b-) no less than 18 hours in the theory and practice
of personal property appraisal;
(-c-) no less than 15 hours in USPAP;
(-d-) no less than 24 hours in the theory and practice
of appraisal of real property; and
(-e-) pass the Class III examination.
(iv) A Class IV appraiser (RPA) must:
(I) be registered as a Class III appraiser registrant;
and
(II) successfully complete within sixty months of registration:
(-a-) no less than 18 hours in analyzing real property
appraisal;
(-b-) no less than 16 hours in Texas Property Tax Law;
and
(-c-) no less than 18 hours in mass appraisal;
(III) successfully complete no less than 3.5 hours
in USPAP if the 15 hour USPAP course has not been completed in the
last two years;
(IV) pass the appraiser Class IV examination within
five years of registration; and
(V) have a minimum of three years experience as a registered
appraiser.
(B) Assessor/Collectors
(i) A Class I assessor/collector must be registered.
(ii) A Class II assessor/collector must:
(I) be registered as a Class I assessor/collector registrant;
and
(II) successfully complete within twelve months of
registration:
(-a-) no less than 32 hours in the basics of the Texas
property tax system; and
(-b-) no less than 8 hours in ethics.
(iii) A Class III assessor/collector must:
(I) be registered as a Class II assessor/collector
registrant; and
(II) successfully complete within thirty-six months
of registration:
(-a-) no less than 16 hours in Texas Property Tax Law;
and
(-b-) no less than 18 hours in assessment and collection.
(iv) A Class IV assessor/collector (RTA) must:
(I) be registered as a Class III assessor/collector
registrant;
(II) successfully complete within sixty months of registration:
(-a-) no less than 18 hours in advanced assessment
and collections;
(-b-) no less than 12 hours in truth in taxation;
(III) pass the Class IV assessor/collector examination
within five years of registration; and
(IV) have a minimum of three years experience as a
registered assessor/collector.
(C) Collectors
(i) A Class I collector must:
(I) be registered; and
(II) successfully complete within twelve months of
registration:
(-a-) no less than 32 hours in the basics of the Texas
property tax system; and
(-b-) no less than 8 hours in ethics.
(ii) A Class II collector must:
(I) be registered as a Class I registrant; and
(II) successfully complete:
(-a-) no less than 16 hours in Texas Property Tax Law;
(-b-) no less than 18 hours in assessment and collection;
and
(-c-) no less than 18 hours in advanced assessment
and collections.
(iii) A Class III collector (RTC) must:
(I) be registered as a Class II collector registrant;
(II) pass the collector Class III examination within
three years of registration; and
(III) have a minimum of two years experience as a registered
collector.
(D) The provisions in this paragraph apply to registrations
that renew on or after January 1, 2011.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §94.21 adopted to be effective January 18, 2010, 35 TexReg 367; amended to be effective January 1, 2011, 35 TexReg 11625; amended to be effective January 1, 2014, 38 TexReg 9524 |
