By: Menendez (Senate Sponsor - Lucio) H.B. No. 2387
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 4, 2011;
May 5, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on
Intergovernmental Relations; May 20, 2011, rereferred to Committee
on International Relations and Trade; May 21, 2011, reported
favorably by the following vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 21, 2011, sent
to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the selection, compensation, and duties of the general
counsel to an appraisal district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 6.05, Tax Code, is amended by amending
Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (j) to read as follows:
(d) The chief appraiser is entitled to compensation as
provided by the budget adopted by the board of directors. The chief
appraiser's compensation may not be directly or indirectly linked
to an increase in the total market, appraised, or taxable value of
property in the appraisal district. The chief appraiser may employ
and compensate professional, clerical, and other personnel as
provided by the budget, with the exception of a general counsel to
the appraisal district.
(j) The board of directors of an appraisal district may
employ a general counsel to the district to serve at the will of the
board. The general counsel shall provide counsel directly to the
board and perform other duties and responsibilities as determined
by the board. The general counsel is entitled to compensation as
provided by the budget adopted by the board.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
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