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  89R3488 DRS-D     By: Cook H.B. No. 2550       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the training of certain members of the board of   directors of an appraisal district.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 5, Tax Code, is amended by adding Section   5.044 to read as follows:           Sec.   5.044.     REQUIRED TRAINING FOR MEMBERS OF BOARD OF   DIRECTORS OF APPRAISAL DISTRICT. (a) Except as provided by this   section, a person may not serve as a member of the board of   directors of an appraisal district unless the person has completed   the course of training prescribed by the comptroller under this   section.           (b)     A person may serve in a temporary, provisional, or   interim capacity as a member of the board of directors of an   appraisal district for a period of up to one year without completing   the training required by this section.           (c)     The comptroller shall prescribe the curriculum for the   training program required by this section. The training program   must be at least 10 hours in length and provide comprehensive   information regarding state and local administration of property   taxation, including:                 (1)     the finance and budgeting requirements for an   appraisal district;                 (2)     the allocation of the budget of an appraisal   district among the taxing units that participate in the district;   and                 (3)     the methods by which an appraisal district may   determine the value of taxable property within the district.           (d)     This section does not apply to a nonvoting member of the   board of directors of an appraisal district.          SECTION 2.  The comptroller of public accounts shall   prescribe the curriculum for the training program required by   Section 5.044, Tax Code, as added by this Act, not later than   January 1, 2026.          SECTION 3.  Section 5.044, Tax Code, as added by this Act,   applies only to a director of an appraisal district appointed or   elected for a term that begins on or after January 1, 2026.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.