(a) To register or renew a registration, a person must file a completed application on a form provided by the department and pay the applicable fees.     
      (b) An applicant for a senior property tax consultant registration must pass a department-approved examination for senior property tax consultants. The standard for passing the senior property tax consultant examination shall be a score of at least 70 percent.     
      (c) An applicant for a property tax consultant registration must pass a department-approved examination for property tax consultants. The standard for passing the property tax consultant examination shall be a score of at least 70 percent.     
      (d) To be eligible for an original property tax consultant registration, a person must successfully complete at least 40 classroom hours of education including:      
        (1) eight hours on the laws and rules relating to property tax consulting;       
        (2) sixteen hours on appraisal and valuation;       
        (3) eight hours on property tax consulting; and       
        (4) eight hours on ethics.       
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §66.20 adopted to be effective August 17, 1992, 17 TexReg 5448; amended to be effective November 11, 1992, 17 TexReg 7661; amended to be effective February 21, 1995, 20 TexReg 890; amended to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 7363; amended to be effective February 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 487; amended to be effective July 1, 2007, 32 TexReg 3984; amended to be effective January 11, 2010, 35 TexReg 232; amended to be effective December 1, 2019, 44 TexReg 7182