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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study of the feasibility and benefits to this state of |
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abolishing the property tax assistance division of the office of |
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the comptroller of public accounts and transferring its powers and |
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duties to an independent agency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The Sunset Advisory Commission shall |
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conduct a study of the feasibility and benefits to this state of |
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abolishing the property tax assistance division of the office of |
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the comptroller of public accounts and transferring its powers and |
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duties to an independent agency. |
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(b) Not later than September 1, 2016, the commission shall |
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provide a report on the results of the study to the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, |
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and the appropriate standing committees of the senate and the house |
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of representatives. |
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(c) This section expires September 1, 2017. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |