Sec. 1152.157.  ELIGIBILITY TO REGISTER AS SENIOR PROPERTY TAX CONSULTANT.  In addition to satisfying the requirements of Section 1152.155, an applicant for registration as a senior property tax consultant must:
(1)  acquire at least 25 credits as provided by Section 1152.159;
(2)  have performed or supervised the performance of property tax consulting services as the applicant's primary occupation for at least four of the seven years preceding the date of application;  and
(3)  pass the examination adopted under Section 1152.160 or hold a professional designation in property taxation granted by a nonprofit and voluntary trade association, institute, or organization:
(A)  whose membership consists primarily of persons who represent property owners in property tax and transactional tax matters;
(B)  that has written experience and examination requirements for granting the designation;  and
(C)  that subscribes to a code of professional conduct or ethics.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.