By: Linebarger H.J.R. No. 34 73R2753 SRC-D A JOINT RESOLUTION 1-1 proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the support and 1-2 maintenance of public schools. 1-3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Article VII of the Texas Constitution is amended 1-5 by adding Sections 3-c and 3-d to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 3-c. (a) The legislature may redistribute among other 1-7 school districts ad valorem taxes levied and collected by a school 1-8 district in which the taxable value of property per student is 1-9 greater than that value in the school at the 95th percentile of 1-10 taxable value of property per student, as determined by general 1-11 law. The legislature may redistribute only the amount collected 1-12 that exceeds the amount per $0.01 available to the district at the 1-13 95th percentile. 1-14 (b) The amount redistributed by the legislature under 1-15 Subsection (a) of this section may not exceed 2.50 percent of the 1-16 sum of the state revenue appropriated for public schools and the 1-17 revenue from local ad valorem taxes levied and collected for public 1-18 schools. For purposes of this section, state revenue does not 1-19 include revenue from ad valorem taxes, revenue for the provision of 1-20 free textbooks, or contributions to a retirement system. 1-21 Sec. 3-d. To help achieve an efficient system of public free 1-22 schools, the legislature may require a school district to provide a 1-23 minimum amount of ad valorem tax revenue for the support of the 1-24 public free schools in the district. 2-1 SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 2-2 submitted to the voters at an election to be held May 1, 1993. The 2-3 ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the 2-4 proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the limited 2-5 redistribution of certain ad valorem taxes levied and collected by 2-6 certain school districts and authorizing the legislature to require 2-7 school districts to provide a minimum amount of funding for their 2-8 public schools."