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SENATE RESOLUTION
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 80th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, That Senate Rule 12.03 be |
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suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the |
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conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on |
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House Bill No. 828 (computation of certain amounts under the |
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Foundation School Program) to consider and take action on the |
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following matters: |
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(1) Senate Rules 12.03(1) and (3) are suspended to add |
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text to Subsection (b), Section 42.2516, Education Code, to read |
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as follows: |
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(b) Subject to Subsections (b-2), (f-1), (g), and (h), |
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but 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 |
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relief to which a school district is entitled under the |
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Foundation School Program to reflect actions taken by the |
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district regarding tax abatements and tax increment reinvestment |
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zones. |
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(2) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to add Subsections |
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(f-1), (f-2), and (f-3), Section 42.2516, Education Code, to read |
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as 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 |
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this section, if the district, for the 2007 tax year or a |
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subsequent tax 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 |
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was 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 |
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authorized by Chapter 312, Tax Code, that was not in effect for |
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the 2005 or 2006 tax year, or ceases to grant an exemption |
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authorized by that chapter that was in effect for the 2005 or 2006 |
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tax year; or |
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(4) agrees to deposit taxes into a tax increment |
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fund created under Chapter 311, Tax Code, under a reinvestment |
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zone financing plan that was not in effect for the 2005 or 2006 |
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tax year, or ceases depositing taxes into a tax increment fund |
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created under that chapter under a reinvestment zone financing |
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plan that was in 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 |
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this section did not exist, the effect under Chapter 41 and this |
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chapter of a school district's action described by Subsection |
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(f-1)(1), (2), (3), or (4) on the total state revenue to which the |
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district would be entitled or the cost to the district of |
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purchasing sufficient attendance credits to reduce the |
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district's wealth per student to the equalized wealth level; and |
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(2) require an increase or reduction in the amount |
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of 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 |
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rules adopted under Subsection (f-1) is final and may not be |
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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 |
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relief to which a school district is entitled under the |
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Foundation School Program to reflect actions taken by the |
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district regarding tax abatements and tax increment reinvestment |
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zones. |
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(3) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to add text to the |
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introductory language in SECTION 2 of the conference committee |
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report, amending Subsection (a-1), Section 42.302, Education |
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Code, to 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 |
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amendment to Subsection (a-1), Section 42.302, Education Code, |
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take effect September 1, 2010. |
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(4) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to add text to |
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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 |
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amendment to Subsection (a-1), Section 42.302, Education Code, |
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take effect September 1, 2010. |
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_______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 27, 2007. |
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_______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |