BILL ANALYSIS S.B. 751 By: Patterson Finance 05-03-95 Committee Report (Amended) BACKGROUND The board of the Galveston County Central Appraisal District is made up of elected officials chosen from school boards and municipalities within the county. This system makes Galveston's board the only one in the State of Texas chosen this way. All other districts allow board members to be selected from persons who have lived in the district for two years. PURPOSE As proposed, S.B. 751 amends the Tax Code by deleting the eligibility requirements for a person to serve on the board of an appraisal district for a county having a population of at least 100,000 but not more than 200,000 bordering the United Mexican States while realigning Galveston County with other counties in Texas. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 6.03(a), Tax Code, to provide that to be eligible to serve on the board of an appraisal district for a county having a population of at least 100,000 but not more than 200,000 bordering the United Mexican States, rather than a county bordering a county with a population with at least two million and the Gulf of Mexico, an individual must be a member of the governing body or an elected body or an elected officer of a taxing unit entitled to vote on board members under this section. SECTION 2. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 3. Effective date: January 1, 1996. SECTION 4. Emergency clause.