(a) The comptroller shall consult and cooperate with the Board of Tax Professional Examiners or any successor agency responsible for certifying tax professionals in this state in setting standards for and approving curricula and materials for use in training and educating appraisers and assessor-collectors, and the comptroller may cooperate with the board or with other public agencies, educational institutions, or private organizations in sponsoring courses of instruction and training programs.
(b) An appraisal district shall reimburse an employee of the appraisal office for all actual and necessary expenses, tuition and other fees, and costs of materials incurred in attending, with approval of the chief appraiser, a course or training program sponsored or approved by the Board of Tax Professional Examiners.
Amended by 1981 Tex. Laws (1st C.S.), p. 119, ch. 13, Sec. 7; amended by 1991 Tex. Laws (2nd C.S.), p. 26, ch. 6, Sec. 2.
Cross References:
Professional and technical assistance available to appraisers, see Sec. 5.08.
Notes:
Under the Property Taxation Professional Certification Act , the Board of Tax Professional Examiners may make classifications of tax appraisers, assessors and collectors. It also has rule-making authority under the statute to prohibit persons from holding themselves out to be certified in areas in which they are not. Tex. Att'y Gen. LO-93-101 (1993).
