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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the qualifications of members of an appraisal district |
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board of directors. |
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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 amending |
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Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The appraisal district is governed by a board of |
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directors. Five directors are appointed by the taxing units that |
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participate in the district as provided by this section. If the |
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county assessor-collector is not appointed to the board, the county |
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assessor-collector serves as a nonvoting director. The county |
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assessor-collector is ineligible to serve if the board enters into |
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a contract under Section 6.05(b) or if the commissioners court of |
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the county enters into a contract under Section 6.24(b). |
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(a-1) Unless the commissioners court of the county has |
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adopted alternate eligibility requirements as provided by |
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Subsection (a-2), to [To] be eligible to serve on the board of |
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directors, an individual other than a county assessor-collector |
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serving as a nonvoting director must be a resident of the district |
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and must have resided in the district for at least two years |
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immediately preceding the date the individual takes office. An |
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individual who is otherwise eligible to serve on the board is not |
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ineligible because of membership on the governing body of a taxing |
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unit. An employee of a taxing unit that participates in the |
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district is not eligible to serve on the board unless the individual |
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is also a member of the governing body or an elected official of a |
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taxing unit that participates in the district. |
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(a-2) The commissioners court of a county by resolution or |
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order may adopt alternate eligibility requirements for the board of |
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directors that require an individual serving on the board, other |
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than the county assessor-collector serving as a nonvoting director, |
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to be a resident of the district, to be an elected official of a |
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taxing unit that participates in the district, and to have resided |
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in the district for at least two years immediately preceding the |
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date the individual takes office. A change in the eligibility |
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requirements adopted under this subsection remains in effect until |
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rescinded by resolution or order of the commissioners court. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not |
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affect the right of a person serving on the board of directors of an |
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appraisal district on the effective date of this Act to complete the |
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person's term on the board. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |