Amend CSSB 669 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  On page 2, line 22, strike "Sections 5.041(b) and (e-1)" and substitute "Sections 5.041(b), (c), and (e-1)".

(2)  On page 3, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:

(c)  The comptroller may contract with service providers to assist with the duties imposed under Subsection (a), but the course required may not be provided by an appraisal district, the chief appraiser or another employee of an appraisal district, a member of the board of directors of an appraisal district, a member of an appraisal review board, or a taxing unit.  The comptroller may assess a fee to recover a portion of the costs incurred for the training course, but the fee may not exceed $50 per person trained. If the training is provided to an individual other than a member of an appraisal review board, the comptroller may assess a fee not to exceed $50 per person trained.

(3)  On page 4, line 24, strike "shall" and substitute "may".

(4)  On page 7, lines 13 through 15, strike "submit the form not later than the 45th day after the date the form is sent to the owner or agent under Subsection (d)(2)" and substitute the following:

(5)  On page 7, line 26, strike "shall" and substitute "may".

(6)  On page 20, strike lines 22 and 23 and substitute the following:

SECTION 19.  The following provisions are repealed:

(1)  Sections 403.302(m-1) and (n), Government Code;

(2)  Sections 5.103(e) and (f), Tax Code;

(3)  Section 6.412(e), Tax Code; and

(4)  Section 41A.06(c), Tax Code.

(7)  On page 21, lines 2 and 3, strike "and adopt rules required by that section".

(8)  On page 21, lines 4 and 5, strike "adopt rules necessary to implement Section 5.104, Tax Code, as added by this Act, and shall".

(9)  On page 21, line 7, strike "that section" and substitute "Section 5.104, Tax Code, as added by this Act,".

(10)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Section 403.302(o), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

(o)  The comptroller shall adopt rules governing the conduct of the study after consultation with the comptroller's property tax administration advisory board [Comptroller's Property Value Study Advisory Committee].

SECTION ____.  Section 5.102(a), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a)  At least once every two years, the comptroller shall review the governance of each appraisal district, taxpayer assistance provided, and the operating and appraisal standards, procedures, and methodology used by each appraisal district, to determine compliance with generally accepted standards, procedures, and methodology.  After consultation with the property tax administration advisory board [committee created under Section 403.302, Government Code], the comptroller by rule may establish procedures and standards for conducting and scoring the review.