Floor Packet Page No. 26 Amend CSHB 1 in Article 1 of the bill by adding the following appropriately numbered section and renumbering the subsequent sections of the bill accordingly: SECTION 1.__. (a) Not later than September 1, 2006, the secretary of state shall: (1) prepare a letter that includes a brief explanation of the property tax reduction provisions of this Act; and (2) distribute a copy of the letter to the tax assessor for each school district in this state. (b) On October 1, 2006, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the tax assessor for each school district in this state shall mail a copy of the letter to each owner of taxable property as shown on the appraisal roll for the school district. The tax assessor should include a copy of the letter with each tax bill for the school district for the 2006 tax year, if practicable. (c) This section expires January 1, 2007.