Sec. 49.0043. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS: INCREASED HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS. (a) The commissioner shall approve a district's request under Section 49.004 (b-1) to delay the date of an election required under this chapter if the commissioner determines that the district would not have a local revenue level in excess of entitlement if the constitutional amendment proposed by S.J.R. 2, 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, were approved by the voters. (b) The commissioner shall set a date by which each district that receives approval under this section must order the election. (c) Not later than the 2026-2027 school year, the commissioner shall order detachment and annexation of property under Subchapter G or consolidation under Subchapter H as necessary to reduce the district's local revenue level to the level established by Section 48.257 for a district that receives approval under this section and subsequently: (1) fails to hold the election; or (2) does not receive voter approval at the election. (d) This section expires September 1, 2027. For expiration of this section, see Subsection (d).
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