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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment and removal of appraisal review board |
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members. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 6.41(d), (e), and (f), Tax Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) Members of the board are appointed by the county judge |
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of the county in which the appraisal district is established |
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[resolution of a majority of the appraisal district board of
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directors]. A vacancy on the board is filled in the same manner for |
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the unexpired portion of the term. |
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(e) Members of the board hold office for terms of two years |
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beginning January 1. The appraisal district board of directors by |
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resolution shall provide for staggered terms, so that the terms of |
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as close to one-half of the members as possible expire each year. |
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In making the initial or subsequent appointments, the county judge |
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of the county in which the appraisal district is established [board
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of directors] shall designate those members who serve terms of one |
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year as needed to comply with this subsection. |
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(f) A member of the board may be removed from the board by |
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the county judge of the county in which [a majority vote of] the |
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appraisal district is established [board of directors]. Grounds |
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for removal are: |
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(1) a violation of Section 6.412, 6.413, 41.66(f), or |
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41.69; or |
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(2) good cause relating to the attendance of members |
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at called meetings of the board as established by written policy |
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adopted by a majority of the appraisal district board of directors. |
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SECTION 2. (a) As soon as practicable on or after the |
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effective date of this Act, the county judge of each county in which |
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an appraisal district is established shall in the manner provided |
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by Section 6.41, Tax Code, as amended by this Act, appoint the |
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members of the appraisal review board for the district. In making |
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the initial appointments, the county judge shall designate those |
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members who serve terms of one year. |
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(b) The term of an appraisal review board member serving on |
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December 31, 2009, expires on January 1, 2010. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2010. |