1-1 By: Ratliff S.J.R. No. 7 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed January 19, 1993; January 19, 1993, 1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on Education; 1-4 January 26, 1993, reported adversely, with favorable Committee 1-5 Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 10, Nays 1; 1-6 January 26, 1993, sent to printer.) 1-7 COMMITTEE VOTE 1-8 Yea Nay PNV Absent 1-9 Ratliff x 1-10 Haley x 1-11 Barrientos x 1-12 Bivins x 1-13 Harris of Tarrant x 1-14 Luna x 1-15 Montford x 1-16 Shapiro x 1-17 Sibley x 1-18 Turner x 1-19 Zaffirini x 1-20 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.J.R. No. 7 By: Ratliff 1-21 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1-22 proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize ad valorem 1-23 taxation by county education districts. 1-24 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-25 SECTION 1. Article VII of the Texas Constitution is amended 1-26 by adding Section 3-c to read as follows: 1-27 Sec. 3-c. The legislature may create county education 1-28 districts with the taxable property of existing school districts in 1-29 one or more counties combined. A county education district may 1-30 levy, collect, and distribute ad valorem taxes as authorized by 1-31 general law. The legislature may set the rate of the tax to be 1-32 imposed in a county education district or may authorize the board 1-33 of trustees of each county education district to set the rate. 1-34 SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 1-35 submitted to the voters at an election to be held May 1, 1993. The 1-36 ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the 1-37 proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing county 1-38 education districts to levy, collect, and distribute revenue from a 1-39 property tax." 1-40 * * * * * 1-41 Austin, 1-42 Texas 1-43 January 26, 1993 1-44 Hon. Bob Bullock 1-45 President of the Senate 1-46 Sir: 1-47 We, your Committee on Education to which was referred S.J.R. No. 7, 1-48 have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to 1-49 report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do not 1-50 pass, but that the Committee Substitute adopted in lieu thereof do 1-51 pass and be printed. 1-52 Ratliff, 1-53 Chairman 1-54 * * * * * 1-55 WITNESSES 1-56 FOR AGAINST ON 1-57 ___________________________________________________________________ 1-58 Name: David Anderson 1-59 Representing Lt. Governor's Office 1-60 City: Austin x 1-61 Name: John O'Brien 1-62 Representing Leg. Budget Office 1-63 City: Austin x 1-64 Name: Steve Collins 1-65 Representing Legislative Council 1-66 City: Austin x 1-67 Name: Kevin O'Hanlon 1-68 Representing Texas Education Agency 2-1 City: Austin x 2-2 Name: Leslie LeRoy 2-3 Representing Texas Assoc. of School Boards 2-4 City: Corpus Christi x x 2-5 Name: Ann Dixon 2-6 Representing Somerset ISD 2-7 City: Somerset x 2-8 Name: Bill Grusendorf 2-9 Representing San Saba ISD 2-10 City: San Saba x x 2-11 Name: Terry Bishop 2-12 Representing Texas School Alliance 2-13 City: Austin x 2-14 Name: Ted Roberts 2-15 Representing Texas Assn. of Business 2-16 City: Austin x