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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility for service 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: |
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(1) be a resident of the district; |
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(2) [and must] have resided in the district for at |
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least two years immediately preceding the date the individual takes |
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office; and |
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(3) be an elected member of the governing body of a |
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taxing unit entitled to vote on the appointment of the district's |
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board members under this section. [An individual who is otherwise
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eligible to serve on the board is not ineligible because of
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membership on the governing body of a taxing unit. An employee of a
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taxing unit that participates in the district is not eligible to
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serve on the board unless the individual is also a member of the
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governing body or an elected official of a taxing unit that
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participates in the district.] |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not |
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affect the right of a person serving on the board of directors of an |
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appraisal district on the effective date of this Act to complete the |
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person's term on the board. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |