86R10737 LHC-D
By: Dean H.B. No. 3256
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility of an individual to be an employee of an
appraisal district or to serve on the board of directors of an
appraisal district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 6.03(a), Tax Code, is amended to read as
follows:
(a) The appraisal district is governed by a board of
directors. Five directors are appointed by the taxing units that
participate in the district as provided by this section. If the
county assessor-collector is not appointed to the board, the county
assessor-collector serves as a nonvoting director. The county
assessor-collector is ineligible to serve if the board enters into
a contract under Section 6.05(b) or if the commissioners court of
the county enters into a contract under Section 6.24(b). To be
eligible to serve on the board of directors, an individual other
than a county assessor-collector serving as a nonvoting director
must be a resident of the district and must have resided in the
district for at least two years immediately preceding the date the
individual takes office. Except as provided by this subsection, an
[An] individual [who] is ineligible [otherwise eligible] to serve
on the board if the individual is an officer or employee [is not
ineligible because of membership on the governing body of a taxing
unit. An employee] of a taxing unit that participates in the
district [is not eligible to serve on the board unless the
individual is also a member of the governing body or an elected
official of a taxing unit that participates in the district].
SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 6, Tax Code, is amended by
adding Section 6.054 to read as follows:
Sec. 6.054. RESTRICTION ON EMPLOYMENT BY APPRAISAL
DISTRICT. An individual may not be employed by an appraisal
district if the individual is:
(1) an officer of a taxing unit that participates in
the appraisal district; or
(2) an employee of a taxing unit that participates in
the appraisal district.
SECTION 3. Section 6.03(a), Tax Code, as amended by this
Act, does not affect the right of a person serving on the board of
directors of an appraisal district on the effective date of this Act
to complete the person's term on the board.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2020.