TITLE: Relating to the eligibility of certain local officials to serve as the chief appraiser of an appraisal district or as the assessor for a taxing unit that operates an appraisal office.

SUMMARY: Relating to the eligibility of certain local officials to serve as the chief appraiser of an appraisal district or as the assessor for a taxing unit that operates an appraisal office.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the eligibility of certain local officials to serve as the chief appraiser of an appraisal district or as the assessor for a taxing unit that operates an appraisal office. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 6.035, Tax Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows: (a-2) In a county with a population of more than 20,000, an individual who is an elected or appointed officer of a taxing unit located wholly or partly in the appraisal district established for the county is disqualified from: (1) employment as chief appraiser of the appraisal district; or (2) service as the assessor for a taxing unit that performs the duties of the appraisal office for the appraisal district pursuant to a contract under Section 6.05. SECTION 2. An individual who on the effective date of this Act is employed as a chief appraiser or is serving as the assessor for a taxing unit that performs the duties of an appraisal office pursuant to a contract under Section 6.05, Tax Code, and who would be disqualified from serving in that position under Section 6.035(a-2), Tax Code, as added by this Act, must resign or be removed from that position not later than December 31, 2019. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.