HBA-MPM, MPM H.B. 1160 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1160 By: Staples Public Education 4/20/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Current law does not require the chief appraiser to prepare and certify to the assessor for each school district participating in the appraisal district a preliminary appraisal roll for the school district by June 15. H.B. 1160 requires the chief appraiser to prepare and certify to the assessor for each school district participating in the appraisal district a preliminary appraisal roll for the school district by June 15. The bill also requires the chief appraiser to assist each district in determining values of district property for budgetary purposes. 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 Subchapter A, Chapter 44, Education Code, by adding Section 44.0011, as follows: Sec. 44.0011. FISCAL YEAR. Provides that the fiscal year of a school district begins on July 1 of each year. SECTION 2. Amends Section 26.01, Tax Code, by adding Section (d), as follows: (d) Requires the chief appraiser to prepare and certify to the assessor for each school district (district) participating in the appraisal district a preliminary appraisal roll for the school district by June 15. Requires the chief appraiser to assist each district in determining values of district property for budgetary purposes. SECTION 3. Specifies that a district's fiscal year beginning in 1999 ends June 30, 2000. Requires a district with a fiscal year that would have ended on another date in 2000, to take the action necessary to conform the district's fiscal year before July 1, 2000. SECTION 4. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 5. Emergency clause.