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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2306.67022, Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2306.67022. QUALIFIED ALLOCATION PLAN; MANUAL. (a) |
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At least biennially, the board shall adopt a qualified allocation |
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plan and a corresponding manual to provide information regarding |
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the administration of and eligibility for the low income housing |
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tax credit program. The board may adopt the plan and manual |
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annually, as considered appropriate by the board. |
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(b) The department may require as part of the threshold |
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criteria under a qualified allocation plan that a proposed |
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development satisfy certain criteria relating to educational |
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quality, as specified by the department in that plan. |
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(c) The department may not adopt a qualified allocation plan |
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that uses a scoring system that awards points to an application |
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based on criteria relating to the educational quality applicable to |
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a proposed development site. |
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(d) With respect to the 2019 application cycle, the board |
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shall ensure that the 2018 qualified allocation plan conforms to |
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the requirements of Subsections (b) and (c) and shall amend the plan |
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as necessary for that purpose. This subsection expires January 1, |
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2020. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this |
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section, the change in law made by this Act applies only to an |
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application for low income housing tax credits that is submitted to |
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the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs during an |
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application cycle that is based on the 2020 qualified allocation |
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plan or a subsequent plan adopted by the governing board of the |
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department under Section 2306.67022, Government Code, as amended by |
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this Act. An application that is submitted during an application |
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cycle that is based on an earlier qualified allocation plan is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the application cycle |
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began, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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(b) The change in law made by this Act in adding Section |
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2306.67022(d), Government Code, applies only to an application for |
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low income housing tax credits that is submitted to the Texas |
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Department of Housing and Community Affairs during the 2019 |
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application cycle. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |