HBA-DMD H.B. 931 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 931 By: Hawley Ways & Means 3/11/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, a former officer or employee of the appraisal district or taxing unit, a former member of the board of directors of the appraisal district, or a former member of the governing body of a taxing unit for which the appraisal district appraises property is restricted from serving on the appraisal review board (board). This has reduced the number of eligible people to be available for service on the board in smaller and rural counties. H.B. 931 establishes that a person is eligible to serve on the board of directors of an appraisal district of a county with a population of 300,000 or less, if within 24 months prior to qualifying for the board, the person was not an officer or employee of the appraisal district or taxing unit, a member of the board of directors of the appraisal district, or a member of the governing body of a taxing unit for which the appraisal district appraises property. 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 6.412(c), Tax Code, to provide that a person is ineligible to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district that was established for a county with a population of 300,000 or less if, within the 24 months previous, the person served as an officer or employee of the appraisal district or a taxing unit for which the appraisal district appraises property, as a member of the board of directors of the appraisal district, or as a member of the governing body of a taxing unit for which the appraisal district appraises property. Makes conforming changes. SECTION 2. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.