84R8021 JAM-D By: Riddle H.B. No. 3436 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the system by which an application for a low income housing tax credit is scored. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 2306.6710(f), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (f) In evaluating the level of community support for an application under Subsections (b)(1)(J) and (K) [Subsection (b)(1)(K)], the department shall award: (1) positive points for positive written statements received; (2) negative points for negative written statements received; and (3) zero points for neutral statements received. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an application for a low income housing tax credit filed on or after the effective date of this Act. An application filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the application was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.