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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on House Bill 828 (computation of certain |
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amounts under the Foundation School Program) to consider and take |
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action on the following matters: |
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(1) House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(1) and (3), are suspended |
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to add text to Section 42.2516(b), Education Code, to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) Subject to Subsections (b-2), (f-1), (g), and (h), but |
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notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a school |
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district is entitled to state revenue necessary to provide the |
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district with the sum of: |
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Explanation: This change is necessary to permit the |
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adjustment of the additional state funding for property tax relief |
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to which a school district is entitled under the Foundation School |
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Program to reflect actions taken by the district regarding tax |
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abatements and tax increment reinvestment zones. |
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(2) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to add |
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Sections 42.2516(f-1), (f-2), and (f-3), Education Code, to read as |
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follows: |
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(f-1) The commissioner shall, in accordance with rules |
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adopted by the commissioner, adjust the amount of a school |
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district's local revenue derived from maintenance and operations |
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tax collections, as calculated for purposes of determining the |
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amount of state revenue to which the district is entitled under this |
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section, if the district, for the 2007 tax year or a subsequent tax |
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year: |
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(1) adopts an exemption under Section 11.13(n), Tax |
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Code, that was not in effect for the 2005 or 2006 tax year, or |
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eliminates an exemption under Section 11.13(n), Tax Code, that was |
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in effect for the 2005 or 2006 tax year; |
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(2) adopts an exemption under Section 11.13(n), Tax |
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Code, at a greater or lesser percentage than the percentage in |
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effect for the district for the 2005 or 2006 tax year; |
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(3) grants an exemption under an agreement authorized |
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by Chapter 312, Tax Code, that was not in effect for the 2005 or 2006 |
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tax year, or ceases to grant an exemption authorized by that chapter |
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that was in effect for the 2005 or 2006 tax year; or |
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(4) agrees to deposit taxes into a tax increment fund |
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created under Chapter 311, Tax Code, under a reinvestment zone |
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financing plan that was not in effect for the 2005 or 2006 tax year, |
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or ceases depositing taxes into a tax increment fund created under |
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that chapter under a reinvestment zone financing plan that was in |
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effect for the 2005 or 2006 tax year. |
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(f-2) The rules adopted by the commissioner under |
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Subsection (f-1) must: |
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(1) require the commissioner to determine, as if this |
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section did not exist, the effect under Chapter 41 and this chapter |
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of a school district's action described by Subsection (f-1)(1), |
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(2), (3), or (4) on the total state revenue to which the district |
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would be entitled or the cost to the district of purchasing |
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sufficient attendance credits to reduce the district's wealth per |
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student to the equalized wealth level; and |
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(2) require an increase or reduction in the amount of |
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state revenue to which a school district is entitled under |
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Subsection (b) that is substantially equivalent to any change in |
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total state revenue or the cost of purchasing attendance credits |
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that would apply to the district if this section did not exist. |
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(f-3) An adjustment made by the commissioner under the rules |
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adopted under Subsection (f-1) is final and may not be appealed. |
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Explanation: This change is necessary to permit the |
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adjustment of the additional state funding for property tax relief |
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to which a school district is entitled under the Foundation School |
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Program to reflect actions taken by the district regarding tax |
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abatements and tax increment reinvestment zones. |
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(3) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1), is suspended to add text |
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to the introductory language in SECTION 2 of the conference |
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committee report, amending Section 42.302(a-1), Education Code, to |
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read as follows: |
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SECTION 2. Effective September 1, 2010, Section |
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42.302(a-1), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Explanation: This change is necessary to make the amendment |
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to Section 42.302(a-1), Education Code, take effect September 1, |
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2010. |
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(4) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1), is suspended to add text |
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to SECTION 3 of the conference committee report, containing the |
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effective date of the bill, to read as follows: |
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SECTION 3. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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Explanation: This change is necessary to make the amendment |
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to Section 42.302(a-1), Education Code, take effect September 1, |
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2010. |