(a) (1) (A) On petition of the county judge or the county quorum court or on the county equalization board's own motion at any time after adjournment of its regular monthly meeting or after its equalization meetings from August 1 each year through October 1 and before the third Monday in November of each year, the county equalization board of any county shall convene in special session for the purposes of:
(i) Completing its work of the equalization of property assessments; or
(ii) Reviewing or extending its work of the equalization of property assessments.
(B)
(i) For these purposes, the county equalization board shall be vested and charged with all the powers and duties with which the county equalization board is vested and charged when meeting in regular session.
(ii) In addition, the county equalization board may employ qualified appraisers, abstractors, or other persons needed to appraise properties which the county equalization board may need in the discharge of its duties.
(2) The petition to the county equalization board shall specify the date on which the county equalization board shall convene, and the county equalization board may thereafter exercise its functions but not later than the third Monday in November next following.
(b)
(1) An appeal from the action of the county equalization board when in special session shall be to the county court in the manner as provided by law.
(2) Any appeal shall be filed within ten (10) days from date of notice of action by the county equalization board and shall be heard and order made by the county court not later than forty-five (45) days prior to the date on which the tax books for the year are required to be delivered to the county collector.
(c)
(1) The expense of any special session of the county equalization board including the expense for employment of appraisers, abstractors, and other persons needed shall be allowed and paid from the general fund of the county.
(2)
(A) The general fund of the county shall be reimbursed by transfer to it from the funds of the respective taxing units of the county.
(B) The amount to be contributed by each taxing unit shall be in the proportion that the total of the ad valorem taxes collected for the benefit of each taxing unit bears to the total of the ad valorem taxes collected for the benefit of all taxing units during collection period next following the special session.
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