On July 21, Commissioner of Education Michael Williams submitted a request for Attorney General's opinion. In his request, Williams asked whether an independent school district “may use the certified estimate of property tax values, provided by the central appraisal district of the county in which it is located, to adopt a tax rate after adopting its budget in order to schedule a tax ratification election for the November uniform election date.” According to Williams the opinion will enable school district to ensure that they are in full compliance with all state laws governing the adoption of budgets and tax rates and the scheduling of tax elections.
