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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of an individual to be an employee of an |
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appraisal district or to serve on the board of directors 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 6.03(a), Tax Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The appraisal district is governed by a board of |
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directors. Five directors are appointed by the taxing units that |
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participate in the district as provided by this section. If the |
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county assessor-collector is not appointed to the board, the county |
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assessor-collector serves as a nonvoting director. The county |
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assessor-collector is ineligible to serve if the board enters into |
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a contract under Section 6.05(b) or if the commissioners court of |
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the county enters into a contract under Section 6.24(b). To be |
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eligible to serve on the board of directors, an individual other |
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than a county assessor-collector serving as a nonvoting director |
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must be a resident of the district and must have resided in the |
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district for at least two years immediately preceding the date the |
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individual takes office. Except as provided by this subsection, an |
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[An] individual [who] is ineligible [otherwise eligible] to serve |
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on the board if the individual is an officer or employee [is not
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ineligible because of membership on the governing body of a taxing
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unit. An employee] of a taxing unit that participates in the |
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district [is not eligible to serve on the board unless the
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individual is also a member of the governing body or an elected
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official of a taxing unit that participates in the district]. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 6, Tax Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 6.054 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 6.054. RESTRICTION ON EMPLOYMENT BY APPRAISAL |
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DISTRICT. An individual may not be employed by an appraisal |
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district if the individual is: |
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(1) an officer of a taxing unit that participates in |
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the appraisal district; or |
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(2) an employee of a taxing unit that participates in |
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the appraisal district. |
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SECTION 3. Section 6.03(a), Tax Code, as amended by this |
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Act, does not affect the right of a person serving on the board of |
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directors of an appraisal district on the effective date of this Act |
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to complete the person's term on the board. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2020. |