| 1 | 1 | | By: Ritter H.B. No. 4592 |
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| 4 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 5 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 6 | | relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of real property |
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| 7 | 7 | | leased to and used by certain schools. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 11, Tax Code, is amended by |
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| 10 | 10 | | adding Section 11.211 to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | Sec. 11.211. REAL PROPERTY LEASED TO CERTAIN SCHOOLS. A |
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| 12 | 12 | | person is entitled to an exemption from taxation of the real |
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| 13 | 13 | | property that the person owns and leases to a school that is |
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| 14 | 14 | | qualified as provided by Section 11.21(d) if: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (1) the real property is used exclusively by the |
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| 16 | 16 | | school for educational functions; |
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| 17 | 17 | | (2) the real property is reasonably necessary for the |
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| 18 | 18 | | operation of the school. |
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| 19 | 19 | | (3) the owner certifies by affidavit to the school |
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| 20 | 20 | | that the lease payments shall be reduced to the extent of the |
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| 21 | 21 | | exemption received. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (4) the owner discloses to the school the full amount |
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| 23 | 23 | | of the benefit derived from the exemption and the method for |
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| 24 | 24 | | ensuring that the school receives such benefit. |
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| 25 | 25 | | (5) the school receives the full benefit derived from |
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| 26 | 26 | | the exemption through either an annual or monthly credit to the |
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| 27 | 27 | | charter school's lease payments. |
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| 28 | 28 | | SECTION 2. This Act applies only to ad valorem taxes imposed |
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| 29 | 29 | | for a tax year beginning on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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| 30 | 30 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2010, but only |
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| 31 | 31 | | if the constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to |
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| 32 | 32 | | exempt from ad valorem taxation real property leased to certain |
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| 33 | 33 | | schools organized and operated primarily for the purpose of |
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| 34 | 34 | | engaging in educational functions is approved by the voters. If |
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| 35 | 35 | | that amendment is not approved by the voters, this Act has no |
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| 36 | 36 | | effect. |
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