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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility to serve on the appraisal review board of an |
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appraisal district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 6.412, Tax Code, is amended by amending |
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Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: |
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(d) A person is ineligible to serve on the appraisal review |
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board of an appraisal district established for a county having a |
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population of more than 100,000 if the person: |
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(1) [if the person:
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[(A)] has served for all or part of three |
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previous terms as a board member or auxiliary board member on the |
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appraisal review board; [or] |
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(2) [(B)] is a former member of the board of |
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directors, officer, or employee of the appraisal district; or |
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[(2)
if the person served as a member of the governing
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body or officer of a taxing unit for which the appraisal district
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appraises property, until the fourth anniversary of the date the
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person ceased to be a member or officer; or] |
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(3) [if the person] has ever appeared before the |
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appraisal review board for compensation. |
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(d-1) A person who has served as a member of the governing |
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body or officer of a taxing unit for which an appraisal district |
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appraises property is ineligible to serve on the appraisal review |
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board of the appraisal district until: |
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(1) the second anniversary of the date the person |
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ceased to be a member or officer, if the appraisal district is |
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established for a county having a population of more than 100,000 |
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but not more than 250,000; or |
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(2) the fourth anniversary of the date the person |
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ceased to be a member or officer, if the appraisal district is |
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established for a county having a population of more than 250,000. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |