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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the selection of the board of directors of an appraisal |
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district established for certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 6.03, Tax Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) or any change in the |
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method or procedure for appointing directors adopted under Section |
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6.031 before the date this subsection becomes effective, in an |
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appraisal district established for a county with a population of |
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less than 5,000, one director is appointed by the governing body of |
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the most populous municipality that participates in the district, |
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excluding the population of any portion of a municipality for which |
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another appraisal district appraises property. The governing body |
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of the municipality shall make the appointment by resolution and |
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submit the resolution to the chief appraiser before December 15. If |
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a vacancy occurs on the board of directors in the position held by |
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the member appointed by the governing body, the governing body |
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shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy. The governing body may |
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recall a member appointed by the governing body by submitting a |
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resolution to the chief appraiser stating that the municipality is |
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recalling the member. A change under Section 6.031 made after this |
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subsection becomes effective is not valid if the governing body |
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adopts a resolution opposing the change and files it with the chief |
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appraiser. The municipality is considered to be a taxing unit |
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entitled to vote on the appointment of board members for purposes of |
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Section 6.034. The other directors are appointed in the manner |
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otherwise applicable to the district under this section or Section |
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6.031 by the other taxing units that participate in the appraisal |
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district. If those directors are appointed as provided by this |
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section, the total dollar amount of taxes imposed in the district by |
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the municipality is excluded from the calculation of the voting |
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entitlements of the other taxing units. The governing body of the |
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municipality may not participate in a vote to fill a vacancy in a |
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position on the board held by a member appointed by the other taxing |
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units or to recall a member of the board appointed by the other |
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taxing units. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies |
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only to the selection of appraisal district directors for terms |
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beginning on or after January 1, 2008. The change in law made by |
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this Act does not affect the selection of appraisal district |
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directors for terms beginning before that date. |
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(b) If the directors of an appraisal district described by |
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Section 6.03(a-1), Tax Code, as added by this Act, serve staggered |
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terms, one of the directors must be appointed by the governing body |
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of the most populous municipality that participates in the district |
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at: |
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(1) the first election of directors after the |
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effective date of this Act, if the board of directors consists of an |
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even number of directors; or |
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(2) the first election of directors after the |
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effective date of this Act at which the greater number of directors |
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is elected, if the board of directors consists of an odd number of |
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directors. |
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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. |