Sec. 5.042.  REQUIRED TRAINING FOR CHIEF APPRAISERS.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, a person may not serve as a chief appraiser for an appraisal district unless the person has completed the course of training prescribed by Section 1151.164, Occupations Code.
(b)  A person may serve in a temporary, provisional, or interim capacity as chief appraiser for a period of up to one year without completing the training required by this section.
(c)  This section does not apply to a county assessor-collector who serves as chief appraiser under Section 6.05(c).
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1111 (H.B. 2382), Sec. 2, eff. July 1, 2006.