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By: Martinez Fischer, et al. |
H.B. No. 4236 |
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(Senate Sponsor - Bettencourt, et al.) |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 30, 2025; |
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May 1, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Education |
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K-16; May 26, 2025, reported adversely, with favorable Committee |
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Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 26, 2025, |
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sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 4236 |
By: Hinojosa of Nueces |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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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