HBA-JRA, NLM H.B. 834 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 834 By: Eiland Ways & Means 7/15/1999 Enrolled BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Prior to the 76th Legislature, Section 6.03 (Board of Directors), Tax Code, provided the eligibility requirements for serving on the board of directors of an appraisal district for a county with a population of at least 200,000 bordering a county having a population of at least 2,000,000 and the Gulf of Mexico. Because only certain elected officials were permitted to serve on the district's board of directors, the requirement excluded average taxpayers from serving on the board. H.B. 834 deletes the established requirement that only certain elected officials may serve on a board of an appraisal district of a county having a population of at least 200,000 bordering a county having a population of at least 2,000,000 and the Gulf of Mexico. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 6.03(a), Tax Code, to delete the existing requirements that only an individual other than a county assessor collector serving as a nonvoting director, who is a member of the governing body, or an elected official entitled to vote on the appointment of the board members may serve on a board of an appraisal district established for a county having a population of at least 200,000 bordering a county having a population of at least 2,000,000 and the Gulf of Mexico. SECTION 2. Provides that the changes in law made by this Act in the qualifications of members of the board of directors of an appraisal district do not affect the entitlement of a member serving on the board immediately before the effective date of this Act to continue to serve on the board for the remainder of the member's term. Provides that this Act does not prohibit a person who is a member of the board on the effective date of this Act from being reappointed to the board if the person has the qualifications required for a member under the Tax Code as amended by this Act. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 3. Effective date: January 1, 2000. SECTION 4. Emergency clause.