BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 326 By: Dutton Ways & Means Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, an individual is ineligible to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district established for a county having a population of 100,000 or more if the person is a former member of the district's board of directors, former officer, former employee of the district, or has served for all or part of three previous terms as a board member. H.B. 326 seeks to expand the eligibility by allowing a person who has served for all or part of three previous terms as a board member to sit out a term and then become eligible to reapply. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 326 amends the Tax Code to remove as a condition of ineligibility for service on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district established for a county having a population of more than 100,000 the fact that a person has served all or part of three previous terms as a board member or auxiliary board member on the appraisal review board and clarifies that a person is ineligible to serve on such an appraisal review board on the basis of former service as either a member of the appraisal district's board of directors or as a district officer or employee. The bill makes a provision rendering a person who has served all or part of three consecutive terms as a board member or an auxiliary board member on the appraisal review board in an appraisal district established for a county other than a county having a population of 100,000 or less ineligible for service on such an appraisal review board during a term that begins on the next January 1 following the third of those consecutive terms applicable in all counties by removing the population bracket, but the bill removes such prior service as an auxiliary board member as a condition of ineligibility. The bill repeals a provision relating to a reference to an auxiliary board member appointed under a previously repealed authorization for such appointments. H.B. 326 repeals Section 6.412(f), Tax Code. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2013.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 326
By: Dutton
Ways & Means
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 326
By: Dutton
Ways & Means
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, an individual is ineligible to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district established for a county having a population of 100,000 or more if the person is a former member of the district's board of directors, former officer, former employee of the district, or has served for all or part of three previous terms as a board member. H.B. 326 seeks to expand the eligibility by allowing a person who has served for all or part of three previous terms as a board member to sit out a term and then become eligible to reapply.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 326 amends the Tax Code to remove as a condition of ineligibility for service on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district established for a county having a population of more than 100,000 the fact that a person has served all or part of three previous terms as a board member or auxiliary board member on the appraisal review board and clarifies that a person is ineligible to serve on such an appraisal review board on the basis of former service as either a member of the appraisal district's board of directors or as a district officer or employee. The bill makes a provision rendering a person who has served all or part of three consecutive terms as a board member or an auxiliary board member on the appraisal review board in an appraisal district established for a county other than a county having a population of 100,000 or less ineligible for service on such an appraisal review board during a term that begins on the next January 1 following the third of those consecutive terms applicable in all counties by removing the population bracket, but the bill removes such prior service as an auxiliary board member as a condition of ineligibility. The bill repeals a provision relating to a reference to an auxiliary board member appointed under a previously repealed authorization for such appointments. H.B. 326 repeals Section 6.412(f), Tax Code.
EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2013.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Under current law, an individual is ineligible to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district established for a county having a population of 100,000 or more if the person is a former member of the district's board of directors, former officer, former employee of the district, or has served for all or part of three previous terms as a board member. H.B. 326 seeks to expand the eligibility by allowing a person who has served for all or part of three previous terms as a board member to sit out a term and then become eligible to reapply.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 326 amends the Tax Code to remove as a condition of ineligibility for service on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district established for a county having a population of more than 100,000 the fact that a person has served all or part of three previous terms as a board member or auxiliary board member on the appraisal review board and clarifies that a person is ineligible to serve on such an appraisal review board on the basis of former service as either a member of the appraisal district's board of directors or as a district officer or employee. The bill makes a provision rendering a person who has served all or part of three consecutive terms as a board member or an auxiliary board member on the appraisal review board in an appraisal district established for a county other than a county having a population of 100,000 or less ineligible for service on such an appraisal review board during a term that begins on the next January 1 following the third of those consecutive terms applicable in all counties by removing the population bracket, but the bill removes such prior service as an auxiliary board member as a condition of ineligibility. The bill repeals a provision relating to a reference to an auxiliary board member appointed under a previously repealed authorization for such appointments.
H.B. 326 repeals Section 6.412(f), Tax Code.
EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2013.