Bill:  SJR 40 
Legislative Session: 86(R) Council Document: 86R 1580 MEW-D
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Last Action:03/01/2019 S Referred to Education
Caption Version:Introduced
Caption Text:Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to pay at least 50 percent of the cost of maintaining and operating the public school system and prohibiting the comptroller from certifying legislation containing an appropriation for public education unless the requirement is met.
Author:Johnson | Rodríguez
Coauthor:Powell
Subjects:Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance (I0250)
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)
Taxation--School District (I0785)
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)
Companion:HJR 24 by Geren, Identical
SJR 48 by Watson, Duplicate
Enabling Information:Enabling legislation is SB 852.
Senate Committee:Education
Status:In committee
Actions: (descending date order)
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
S   Co-author authorized      03/04/2019     337
S   Referred to Education      03/01/2019     325
S   Read first time      03/01/2019     325
S   Filed      02/15/2019    
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      02/15/2019