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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to annual training for certain members of the board of |
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directors of an appraisal district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 5, Tax Code, is amended by adding Section |
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5.043 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 5.043. TRAINING OF APPRAISAL DISTRICT DIRECTORS. (a) |
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In this section, "open government training" means the courses of |
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training required of certain public officials by Sections |
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551.005(b) and 552.012(d), Government Code. |
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(b) The comptroller, with the assistance of one or more |
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commissions as defined by Section 391.002, Local Government Code, |
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shall develop an online training course for members of the board of |
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directors of an appraisal district. The training must provide |
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information relevant to the operation of an appraisal district and |
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its board of directors, including an overview of the property tax |
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system, a discussion of the duties and responsibilities of a board |
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of directors, and a description of the resources available to a |
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board. The comptroller shall make the training available on the |
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comptroller's Internet website. |
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(c) Each member of the board of directors of an appraisal |
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district must annually complete both the open government training |
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and the training described by Subsection (b). The appraisal |
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district shall conduct the training required by this section at the |
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first public meeting of the board during each calendar year. A |
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member of the board who does not complete the training at that |
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meeting must complete the training during regular business hours at |
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the main office of the appraisal district not later than the 30th |
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day after the date of that meeting. |
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(d) A member of the board of directors who does not complete |
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the training in the time and manner prescribed by Subsection (c) is |
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ineligible to continue to serve on the board. A new board member |
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shall be elected in the manner prescribed by Section 6.03(l) to fill |
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the vacancy. A member elected to fill a vacancy must complete the |
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training required by Subsection (c) not later than the 30th day |
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after the date the member is elected or the member becomes |
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ineligible to continue to serve on the board and shall be replaced |
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as provided by this subsection. |
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(e) This section does not apply to a nonvoting member of the |
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board of directors of an appraisal district. |
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SECTION 2. The comptroller of public accounts shall make |
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available the training course required by Section 5.043, Tax Code, |
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as added by this Act, not later than January 1, 2014. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a member of the board of directors of an appraisal district |
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appointed or elected for a term that begins on or after January 1, |
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2014. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |