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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the assistance of appraisal districts by the |
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comptroller. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 5.05(b), Tax Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) The comptroller shall: |
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(1) revise or supplement all materials issued by the |
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comptroller or approve other publications periodically as |
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necessary to keep them current; and |
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(2) update an online general appraisal manual at least |
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once every two years. |
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SECTION 2. Section 5.08, Tax Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) To increase state uniformity in property appraisals |
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through the use of technology, the comptroller shall: |
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(1) identify effective Internet-based software and |
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other electronic tools that may be used by an appraisal district to |
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improve operations of the district; and |
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(2) make that software and those tools available |
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through the comptroller's Internet website for use by appraisal |
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districts on a voluntary basis. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |