Texas Tax Code 5.01 – Property Tax Administration Advisory Board
(a) The comptroller shall appoint the property tax administration advisory board to advise the comptroller with respect to the division or divisions within the office of the comptroller with primary responsibility for state administration of property taxation and state oversight of appraisal districts. The advisory board may make recommendations to the comptroller regarding improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the property tax system, best practices, and complaint resolution procedures.
(b) The advisory board is composed of at least six members appointed by the comptroller. The members of the board should include:
(1) representatives of property tax payers, appraisal districts, assessors, and school districts; and
(2) a person who has knowledge or experience in conducting ratio studies.
Terms Used In Texas Tax Code 5.01
- Appraisal: A determination of property value.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Comptroller: means the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas. See Texas Tax Code 1.04
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The members of the advisory board serve at the pleasure of the comptroller.
(d) Any advice to the comptroller relating to a matter described by Subsection (a) that is provided by a member of the advisory board must be provided at a meeting called by the comptroller.
(e) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the advisory board.