Texas 2015 84th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3756 Comm Sub / Bill

Filed 05/11/2015

                    84R18918 LEH-F
 By: Otto H.B. No. 3756
 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3756:
 By:  Parker C.S.H.B. No. 3756


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the methods and procedures used by the comptroller to
 determine the total taxable value of property in each school
 district.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 403.302(a), Government Code, is amended
 to read as follows:
 (a)  The comptroller shall conduct a study using comparable
 sales, appraisals, and generally accepted auditing and sampling
 techniques to determine the total taxable value of all property in
 each school district. The study shall determine the taxable value
 of all property and of each category of property in the district and
 the productivity value of all land that qualifies for appraisal on
 the basis of its productive capacity and for which the owner has
 applied for and received a productivity appraisal.  The
 comptroller shall make appropriate adjustments in the study to
 account for actions taken under Chapter 41, Education Code. The
 comptroller shall make available to the appraisal district that
 appraises property for the school district the comparable sales and
 appraisals used in the study that are not confidential under law.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.