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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a study group to evaluate the school |
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district property value study conducted by the comptroller of |
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public accounts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) In this Act: |
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(1) "Comptroller" means the comptroller of public |
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accounts. |
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(2) "Study" means the school district property value |
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study conducted by the comptroller under Section 403.302, |
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Government Code. |
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(3) "Study group" means the school district property |
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value study group established by this Act. |
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(4) "Taxing unit" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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1.04, Tax Code. |
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(b) The purpose of the study group is to hold a single public |
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meeting to: |
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(1) examine the use and effect of the study in the |
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annual distribution of state financial aid for public education; |
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and |
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(2) develop recommendations on alternative methods |
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for verifying that valuations of complex properties are determined |
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appropriately and included in the study. |
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(c) The study group is composed of six members appointed as |
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follows: |
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(1) three members of the senate, including one |
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vice-chair of a standing substantive committee of the senate, |
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appointed by the lieutenant governor; and |
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(2) three members of the house of representatives, |
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including one vice-chair of a standing substantive committee of the |
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house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of |
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representatives. |
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(d) The study group may request relevant information from |
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the comptroller, Texas Education Agency, appraisal districts, and |
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taxing units, and the entity receiving the request shall comply |
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with the request. |
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(e) The study group shall examine the use and effect of the |
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study in the annual distribution of state financial aid for public |
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education and develop recommendations on alternative methods for |
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verifying that valuations of complex properties are determined |
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appropriately and included in the study. |
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(f) Not later than December 1, 2026, the study group shall |
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prepare and submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and |
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the speaker of the house of representatives and electronically |
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provide each other member of the legislature a report on the use and |
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effect of the study and the recommendations developed by the study |
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group. |
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(g) The study group is abolished and this Act expires |
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January 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4236 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 129, Nays 14, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 4236 on May 30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 96, Nays 39, |
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3 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4236 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays |
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3. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |