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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of certain county assessor-collectors |
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to serve on the board of directors of an appraisal district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 6.03, Tax Code, is amended by amending |
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Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a) The appraisal district is governed by a board of |
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directors. Five directors are appointed by the taxing units that |
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participate in the district as provided by this section. If the |
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county assessor-collector is not appointed to the board, the county |
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assessor-collector serves as a nonvoting director. Except as |
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provided by Subsection (a-1), the [The] county assessor-collector |
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is ineligible to serve as a voting or nonvoting director if the |
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board enters into a contract under Section 6.05(b) or if the |
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commissioners court of the county enters into a contract under |
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Section 6.24(b). To be eligible to serve on the board of directors, |
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an individual other than a county assessor-collector serving as a |
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nonvoting director must be a resident of the district and must have |
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resided in the district for at least two years immediately |
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preceding the date the individual takes office. An individual who |
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is otherwise eligible to serve on the board is not ineligible |
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because of membership on the governing body of a taxing unit. An |
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employee of a taxing unit that participates in the district is not |
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eligible to serve on the board unless the individual is also a |
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member of the governing body or an elected official of a taxing unit |
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that participates in the district. |
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(a-1) This subsection applies only to an appraisal district |
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established in a county with a population of more than 100,000 in |
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which is located a municipality with a population of more than |
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100,000 and less than 150,000, at least part of which is also |
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located in a county with a population of less than 5,000. If the |
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county assessor-collector is appointed to the board of directors of |
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the appraisal district, the county assessor-collector is eligible |
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to serve as a voting director regardless of whether the board enters |
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into a contract under Section 6.05(b) or the commissioners court of |
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the county enters into a contract under Section 6.24(b). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |