81R6452 UM-D
By: Creighton H.B. No. 1548
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the qualifications of members of an appraisal district
board of directors.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 6.03, Tax Code, is amended by amending
Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as
follows:
(a) The appraisal district is governed by a board of
directors. Five directors are appointed by the taxing units that
participate in the district as provided by this section. If the
county assessor-collector is not appointed to the board, the county
assessor-collector serves as a nonvoting director. The county
assessor-collector is ineligible to serve if the board enters into
a contract under Section 6.05(b) or if the commissioners court of
the county enters into a contract under Section 6.24(b).
(a-1) Unless the commissioners court of the county has
adopted alternate eligibility requirements as provided by
Subsection (a-2), to [To] be eligible to serve on the board of
directors, an individual other than a county assessor-collector
serving as a nonvoting director must be a resident of the district
and must have resided in the district for at least two years
immediately preceding the date the individual takes office. An
individual who is otherwise eligible to serve on the board is not
ineligible because of membership on the governing body of a taxing
unit. An employee of a taxing unit that participates in the
district is not eligible to serve on the board unless the individual
is also a member of the governing body or an elected official of a
taxing unit that participates in the district.
(a-2) The commissioners court of a county by resolution or
order may adopt alternate eligibility requirements for the board of
directors that require an individual serving on the board, other
than the county assessor-collector serving as a nonvoting director,
to be a resident of the district, to be an elected official of a
taxing unit that participates in the district, and to have resided
in the district for at least two years immediately preceding the
date the individual takes office. A change in the eligibility
requirements adopted under this subsection remains in effect until
rescinded by resolution or order of the commissioners court.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not
affect the right of a person serving on the board of directors of an
appraisal district on the effective date of this Act to complete the
person's term on the board.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.