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