1. (a) The purpose of the Property Tax Consultants Advisory Council is to advise the commissioner on standards of practice, conduct, and ethics for registrants, fees, examination contents, and standards of performance for senior property tax consultant examinations, recognition of continuing educational programs and courses, and establishing educational requirements for initial applicants.
2. (b) Recommendations of the council will be transmitted to the commissioner through the director of policies and standards.
3. (c) Council meetings are called by the chair or at the call of a majority of its members. Meetings in excess of two per year shall be authorized by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee.
4. (d) Expenses reimbursed to council members shall be limited to authorized expenses incurred while on council business and travelling to and from council meetings. The least expensive method of travel should be used. Expenses can be reimbursed to board members only when the legislature has specifically appropriated money for that purpose.
5. (e) Expenses related to subcommittee meetings will be reimbursed only if authorized by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee. These expenses will be reimbursed only to the council members appointed to the subcommittee or requested by the chair to assist or appear before the subcommittee.
6. (f) Expenses paid to council members shall be limited to those allowed by the State of Texas Travel Allowance Guide and Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation policies governing travel allowances for employees.
7. (g) The council shall consist of three property tax consultant members as specified in the Act and three consumers of services of property tax consultants. The commission may appoint not more than one member who is qualified for exemption under the Act, §2(d)(3).
8. (h) Members of the council serve for staggered three-year terms with the terms of a property tax consultant member and a consumer member expiring February 1 of each year. Initial terms under this rule will be established so that one property tax consultant position and one consumer position will expire on February 1 of the years 1996, 1997 and 1998.

Source Note:The provisions of this §66.65 adopted to be effective January 7, 1994, 18 TexReg 9928; amended to be effective February 21, 1995, 20 TexReg 890; amended to be effective October 1, 1995, 20 TexReg 7279.