- appointed by the presiding officer of the commission, with the commission’s approval
- members serve until reappointed or replaced
- authorized by Occupations Code, Chapter 1152

The council shall recommend to the commission standards of practice, conduct, and ethics for registrants to be adopted; setting fees; contents for the senior property tax consultant registration examination and standards of acceptable performance; and assist and advise the commission in recognizing continuing education programs and educational courses for registrants, and in establishing educational requirements for initial applicants. The Council is composed of six members, appointed by the presiding officer of the commission, with the commission’s approval.

Each person appointed for membership on the council must:

be a registered senior property tax consultant;
be a member of a nonprofit, voluntary trade association:
whose membership consists primarily of persons who perform property tax consulting services in this state or who engage in property tax management in this state for other persons;
that has written experience and examination requirements for membership; and that subscribes to a code of professional conduct or ethics;
be a resident of this state for the five years preceding the date of the appointment; and have performed or supervised the performance of property tax consulting services as the person's primary occupation continuously for the five years preceding the date of the appointment.