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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a prohibition on linking the compensation of the chief |
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appraiser of an appraisal district to an increase in the total value |
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of property in the district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 6.05(d), Tax Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(d) The chief appraiser is entitled to compensation as |
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provided by the budget adopted by the board of directors. The chief |
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appraiser's compensation may not be directly or indirectly linked |
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to an increase in the total market, appraised, or taxable value of |
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property in the appraisal district. The chief appraiser [He] may |
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employ and compensate professional, clerical, and other personnel |
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as provided by the budget. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies |
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only to a budget adopted by the board of directors of an appraisal |
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district on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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(b) A budget adopted by the board of directors of an |
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appraisal district before the effective date of this Act is covered |
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by the law in effect when the budget was adopted, and the former law |
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is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2007. |