Amend CSSB 2 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Section 6.03(a), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a)  The appraisal district is governed by a board of directors. Five directors are appointed by the taxing units that participate in the district as provided by this section. If the county assessor-collector is not appointed to the board, the county assessor-collector serves as a nonvoting director. The county assessor-collector is ineligible to serve if the board enters into a contract under Section 6.05(b) or if the commissioners court of the county enters into a contract under Section 6.24(b). To be eligible to serve on the board of directors, an individual other than a county assessor-collector serving as a nonvoting director must be a resident of the district and must have resided in the district for at least two years immediately preceding the date the individual takes office. Except as provided by this subsection, an [An] individual [who] is ineligible [otherwise eligible] to serve on the board if the individual is an officer or employee [is not ineligible because of membership on the governing body of a taxing unit. An employee] of a taxing unit that participates in the district [is not eligible to serve on the board unless the individual is also a member of the governing body or an elected official of a taxing unit that participates in the district].

SECTION ____.  Section 6.03(a), Tax Code, as amended by this Act, does not affect the right of a person serving on the board of directors of an appraisal district on January 1, 2020, to complete the person's term on the board.