Tex. Tax Code § 5.042
This is the official text of Tex. Tax Code § 5.042, part of Texas’s Tax Code — governs state and local taxation.
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§ 5.042. REQUIRED TRAINING FOR CHIEF APPRAISERS.
Official statutory text
(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).
(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).
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