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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school |
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district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an |
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appraisal district; creating a criminal offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 6.411, Tax Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) A member of the board of trustees of an independent |
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school district or an employee of the district commits an offense if |
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the member or employee communicates with a member of the appraisal |
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review board who is employed by the school district as a teacher |
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with the intent to influence a decision by the member in the |
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member's capacity as a member of the appraisal review board. |
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SECTION 2. Section 6.412(c), Tax Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a [A] |
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person is ineligible to serve on the appraisal review board if the |
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person is a member of the board of directors, [an] officer, or |
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employee of the appraisal district, an employee of the comptroller, |
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or a member of the governing body, officer, or employee of a taxing |
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unit. A person employed by a school district as a teacher may serve |
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on the appraisal review board. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 974 passed the Senate on |
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March 20, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 21, Nays 8; and that |
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the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 30, 2025, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 8. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 974 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 80, |
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Nays 56, two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |