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AN ACT
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relating to the agricultural advisory board of an appraisal |
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district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 6.12(b) and (d), Tax Code, are amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The [One of the] agricultural advisory board [members
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must be a representative of the county agricultural stabilization
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and conservation service, and the remainder of the] members must be |
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landowners of the district whose land qualifies for appraisal under |
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Subchapter C, D, E, or H, Chapter 23, and who have been residents of |
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the district for at least five years. |
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(d) The board shall meet at the call of the chief appraiser |
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at least once [three times] a year. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act in the |
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qualifications of members of an agricultural advisory board does |
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not affect the entitlement of a member serving on the board |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act to continue to |
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carry out the board's functions for the remainder of the member's |
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term. The change in law applies only to a member appointed on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not prohibit a |
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person who is a member of the board on the effective date of this Act |
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from being reappointed to the board if the person has the |
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qualifications required for a member under Section 6.12, Tax Code, |
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as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 361 was passed by the House on March |
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30, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 361 was passed by the Senate on May |
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20, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |