(a) A protest under Government Code, §403.303(a)
shall be initiated by timely filing a petition with the division.
(1) A petition initiating a protest of the comptroller's
preliminary findings must be submitted not later than the 40th day
after the date on which the comptroller's findings are certified to
the commissioner of education under Government Code, §403.302(g).
(2) A petition initiating a protest of the comptroller's
findings under Government Code, §403.302(h) must be filed not
later than the 40th day after the date on which the comptroller's
findings are certified to the commissioner of education under Government
Code, §403.302(h).
(b) A petition must be signed by:
(1) the superintendent of the school district, if it
is a petition filed by a school district, and the school district's
duly authorized designated agent, if the school district designates
an agent; or
(2) the property owner, if it is a petition filed by
a property owner and the property owner's duly authorized designated
agent, if the property owner designates an agent.
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