Amend HB 2317 on third reading as follows: (1) Add the following sections to the bill, appropriately numbered, and renumber the subsequent sections of the bill accordingly: SECTION ____. Sections 6.41(d), (e), and (f), Tax Code, are amended to read as follows: (d) Members of the board are appointed by resolution of a majority of the appraisal district board of directors, except that the members of the board for an appraisal district established in a county with a population of 300,000 or more are appointed by order or resolution of the commissioners court of the county. A vacancy on the board is filled in the same manner for the unexpired portion of the term. (e) Members of the board hold office for terms of two years beginning January 1. The appraisal district board of directors by resolution shall provide for staggered terms, so that the terms of as close to one-half of the members as possible expire each year. In making the initial or subsequent appointments, the board of directors or commissioners court, as applicable, shall designate those members who serve terms of one year as needed to comply with this subsection. (f) A member of the board may be removed from the board by a majority vote of the appraisal district board of directors or by the commissioners court, as applicable. Grounds for removal are: (1) a violation of Section 6.412, 6.413, 41.66(f), or 41.69; or (2) good cause relating to the attendance of members at called meetings of the board as established by written policy adopted by a majority of the appraisal district board of directors. SECTION ____. (a) As soon as practicable on or after January 1, 2010, the commissioners court of each county with a population of 300,000 or more shall in the manner provided by Section 6.41, Tax Code, as amended by this Act, appoint the members of the appraisal review board for the appraisal district established in the county. In making the initial appointments, the commissioners court shall designate those members who serve terms of one year as necessary to comply with Section 6.41(e), Tax Code, as amended by this Act. (b) The term of a member of an appraisal review board established in a county with a population of 300,000 or more serving on December 31, 2009, expires on January 1, 2010. (2) Strike Section 4 of the bill and substitute the following: SECTION 4. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2009. (b) Sections 6.41(d), (e), and (f), Tax Code, as amended by this Act, take effect January 1, 2010.