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AN ACT
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relating to the selection of certain members of the board of |
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directors of an appraisal district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsections (c) and (e), Section 6.03, Tax Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Members of the board of directors other than a county |
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assessor-collector serving as a nonvoting director are appointed by |
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vote of the governing bodies of the incorporated cities and towns, |
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the school districts, the junior college districts, and, if |
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entitled to vote, the conservation and reclamation districts that |
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participate in the district and of the county. A governing body may |
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cast all its votes for one candidate or distribute them among |
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candidates for any number of directorships. Conservation and |
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reclamation districts are not entitled to vote unless at least one |
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conservation and reclamation district in the district delivers to |
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the chief appraiser a written request to nominate and vote on the |
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board of directors by June 1 of each odd-numbered year. On receipt |
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of a request, the chief appraiser shall certify a list by June 15 of |
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all eligible conservation and reclamation districts that are |
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imposing taxes and that participate in the district. |
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(e) The chief appraiser shall calculate the number of votes |
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to which each taxing unit other than a conservation and reclamation |
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district is entitled and shall deliver written notice to each of |
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those units of its voting entitlement before October 1 of each |
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odd-numbered year. The chief appraiser shall deliver the notice: |
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(1) to the county judge and each commissioner of the |
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county served by the appraisal district; |
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(2) to the presiding officer of the governing body of |
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each city or town participating in the appraisal district, to the |
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city manager of each city or town having a city manager, and to the |
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city secretary or clerk, if there is one, of each city or town that |
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does not have a city manager; [and] |
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(3) to the presiding officer of the governing body of |
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each school district participating in the district and to the |
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superintendent of those school districts; and |
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(4) to the presiding officer of the governing body of |
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each junior college district participating in the district and to |
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the president, chancellor, or other chief executive officer of |
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those junior college districts. |
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SECTION 2. Section 6.031, Tax Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) If an appraisal district increases the number of |
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members on the board of directors of the district or changes the |
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method or procedure for appointing the members as provided by this |
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section, the board of directors by resolution shall provide for the |
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junior college districts that participate in the appraisal district |
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to collectively participate in the selection of directors in the |
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same manner as the school district that imposes the lowest total |
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dollar amount of property taxes in the appraisal district among all |
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of the school districts with representation in the appraisal |
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district. A resolution adopted under this section is not subject to |
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rejection by a resolution opposing the change filed with the board |
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of directors by a taxing unit under Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to the selection of appraisal district directors for terms |
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beginning on or after January 1, 2014. The change in law made by |
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this Act does not affect the selection of appraisal district |
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directors for terms beginning before that date. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 359 passed the Senate on |
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March 13, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; |
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May 21, 2013, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and |
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requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 22, 2013, House |
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granted request of the Senate; May 26, 2013, Senate adopted |
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Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 31, |
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Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 359 passed the House, with |
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amendments, on May 17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 134, |
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Nays 0, two present not voting; May 22, 2013, House granted request |
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of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee; |
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May 26, 2013, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the |
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following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, one present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |