34 Tex. Admin. Code § 9.4260 - Qualification for Inclusion in Comptroller's Registry of Arbitrators
(a) Inclusion in the registry. To qualify for
inclusion in the registry of arbitrators and continue to be included in the
registry, an individual must meet the requirements of this section.
(b) Residency requirement.
(1) An individual must reside in the state of
Texas. An individual who has been granted a residence homestead exemption on
property they own and occupy in Texas satisfies the residency
requirement.
(2) An individual does
not qualify for inclusion in the registry of arbitrators if the individual has
been granted a residence homestead exemption in another state or has been
granted more than one such exemption.
(3) If an individual owns no property for
which a residence homestead exemption has been granted in any state, the
individual's residence will be considered the state of Texas if the individual
lives in a residential property in Texas more than 50 percent of the
individual's time.
(4) Falsely
claiming to reside in Texas will result in the immediate removal of the
individual from the registry and the reporting of this misconduct to the
individual's professional licensing or certification board or regulatory
authority.
(c)
Professional qualifications. To qualify to serve as an arbitrator, an
individual must meet the requirements described in Tax Code, §
41A.06(b),
including the following requirements:
(1) The
individual must have completed the comptroller's courses for training and
education of ARB members established under Tax Code, §
5.041(a) and
(e-1), and for the training and education of
arbitrators established under Tax Code, §
5.043, and be issued a
certificate indicating completion of each course prior to applying to the
registry.
(2) Individuals in any
one of the occupations specified in Tax Code, §
41A.06(b)(1)(B)(ii),
must:
(A) have completed at least 30 hours of
training described in Tax Code, §
41A.06(B)(i),
of which no more than three hours may be self-study or homework; and
(B) hold a current and continually active
license in one of the occupations specified in Tax Code, §
41A.06(b)(1)(B)(ii),
during the five years preceding the application submission date.
(d) Disqualifying
Employment. An individual does not qualify for inclusion in the registry of
arbitrators during any period in which the individual holds any one of the
following positions in this state:
(1) member
of a board of directors of any appraisal district;
(2) member of any appraisal review
board;
(3) employee, contractor, or
officer of any appraisal district;
(4) employee of the comptroller; or
(5) member of a governing body, officer, or
supervisory or managerial employee of any taxing unit.
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