HB3307 - Relating to the continuing education required in order for a person to renew the person's agreement with the comptroller of public accounts to serve as an arbitrator in an appeal through binding arbitration of an appraisal review board order determining a protest.

      H.B. No. 3307         AN ACT   relating to the continuing education required in order for a person   to renew the person's agreement with the comptroller of public   accounts to serve as an arbitrator in an appeal through binding   arbitration of an appraisal review board order determining a   protest.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 41A.061(b), Tax Code, is amended to read   as follows:          (b)  To renew the person's agreement to serve as an   arbitrator, the person must:                (1)  file a renewal application with the comptroller at   the time and in the manner prescribed by the comptroller;                (2)  continue to meet the requirements provided by   Sections 41A.06(b)(1) and (4);                (3)  during the preceding two years have completed at   least eight hours of continuing education in arbitration and   alternative dispute resolution procedures :                       (A)   offered by a university, college, real estate   trade association, or legal association ; or                       (B)  approved for continuing legal education ; and                (4)  complete a revised training program on property   tax law for the training and education of arbitrators established   under Section 5.043 not later than the 120th day after the date the   program is available to be taken if the comptroller:                      (A)  revises the program after the person is   included in the registry; and                      (B)  determines that the program is substantially   revised.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2026.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 3307 was passed by the House on April   25, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 127, Nays 4, 3 present, not   voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.   No. 3307 on May 19, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 126, Nays 0,   1 present, not voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House               I certify that H.B. No. 3307 was passed by the Senate, with   amendments, on May 14, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays   0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate      APPROVED: __________________                   Date                       __________________                 Governor