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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to restrictions on eligibility to serve on the tax |
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appraisal district board of directors. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 6.035(a-1), Tax Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(a-1) An individual is ineligible to serve on the board of |
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directors of an appraisal district if the individual: |
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(1) has served as a member of the board of directors |
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for all or part of five terms, unless: |
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(A) the individual was the county |
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assessor-collector at the time the individual served as a board |
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member; or |
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(B) the appraisal district is established in a |
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county with a population of less than 120,000; |
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(2) has engaged in the business of appraising property |
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for compensation for use in proceedings under this title at any time |
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during the preceding three years; |
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(3) has engaged in the business of representing |
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property owners for compensation in proceedings under this title in |
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the appraisal district at any time during the preceding three |
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years; [or] |
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(4) has been an employee of the appraisal district at |
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any time during the preceding three years; |
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(5) resigned; or |
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(6) was recalled under Section 6.033. |
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SECTION 2. Section 33.035(a-1), Tax Code, as amended by |
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this Act applies to an individual's eligibility to serve on the |
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board of directors of an appraisal district before, on, or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect on September 1, 2023. |