HBA-MPM, MPM H.B. 1160 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1160
By: Staples
Public Education
4/20/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law does not require the chief appraiser to prepare and certify to
the assessor for each school district participating in the appraisal
district a preliminary appraisal roll for the school district by June 15.
H.B. 1160 requires the chief appraiser to prepare and certify to the
assessor for each school district participating in the appraisal district a
preliminary appraisal roll for the school district by June 15.   The bill
also requires the chief appraiser to assist each district in determining
values of district property for budgetary purposes. 

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 Subchapter A, Chapter 44, Education Code, by adding
Section 44.0011, as follows: 

Sec. 44.0011.  FISCAL YEAR.  Provides that the fiscal year of a school
district begins on July 1 of each year. 

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 26.01, Tax Code, by adding Section (d), as
follows: 

(d)  Requires the chief appraiser to prepare and certify to the assessor
for each school district (district) participating in the appraisal district
a preliminary appraisal roll for the school district by June 15.   Requires
the chief appraiser to assist each district in determining values of
district property for budgetary purposes. 

SECTION 3.  Specifies that a district's fiscal year beginning in 1999 ends
June 30, 2000.  Requires a district with a fiscal year that would have
ended on another date in 2000, to take the action necessary to conform the
district's fiscal year before July 1, 2000. 

SECTION 4.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 5.  Emergency clause.