HBA-NLM H.B. 834 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 834
By: Eiland
Ways & Means
3/11/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, Section 6.03 (Board of Directors), Tax Code, provides the
eligibility requirements for serving on the board of directors of an
appraisal district for a county with a population of at least 200,000
bordering a county having a population of at least 2,000,000 and the Gulf
of Mexico. Because only certain elected officials may serve on the
district's board of directors, the requirement excludes average taxpayers
from serving on the board.  

H.B. 834 deletes the established requirement that only certain elected
officials may serve on a board of an appraisal district of a county having
a population of at least 200,000 bordering a county having a population of
at least 2,000,000 and the Gulf of Mexico. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 6.03(a), Tax Code, to delete the existing
requirements that only an individual other than a county assessor collector
serving as a nonvoting director, who is a member of the governing body, or
an elected official entitled to vote on the appointment of the board
members may serve on a board of an appraisal district established for a
county having a population of at least 200,000 bordering a county having a
population of at least 2,000,000 and the Gulf of Mexico. 

SECTION 2.  Provides that the changes in law made by this Act in the
qualifications of members of the board of directors of an appraisal
district do not affect the entitlement of a member serving on the board
immediately before the effective date of this Act to continue to serve on
the board for the remainder of the member's term. Provides that this Act
does not prohibit a person who is a member of the board on the effective
date of this Act from being reappointed to the board if the person has the
qualifications required for a member under the Tax Code as amended by this
Act. Makes application of this Act prospective. 

SECTION 3.  Effective date: January 1, 2000.

SECTION 4.  Emergency clause.