1-1  By:  Zaffirini                                        S.J.R. No. 21
    1-2        (In the Senate - Filed February 25, 1993; March 1, 1993, read
    1-3  first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services;
    1-4  March 23, 1993, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 5,
    1-5  Nays 3; March 23, 1993, sent to printer.)
    1-6                            COMMITTEE VOTE
    1-7                          Yea     Nay      PNV      Absent 
    1-8        Zaffirini          x                               
    1-9        Ellis              x                               
   1-10        Madla              x                               
   1-11        Moncrief           x                               
   1-12        Nelson                                        x    
   1-13        Patterson                  x                       
   1-14        Shelley                    x                       
   1-15        Truan              x                               
   1-16        Wentworth                  x                       
   1-17                        SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
   1-18  proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the creation,
   1-19  operation, and financing of children's resource districts.
   1-20        BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
   1-21        SECTION 1.  Article III of the Texas Constitution is amended
   1-22  by adding Section 48-f to read as follows:
   1-23        Sec. 48-f.  (a)  The legislature by general or special law
   1-24  may provide for the creation, operation, financing, and dissolution
   1-25  of children's resource districts.
   1-26        (b)  The legislature may authorize a children's resource
   1-27  district to levy an ad valorem tax at a rate not to exceed 10 cents
   1-28  on the $100 valuation and to issue bonds and other obligations.  An
   1-29  ad valorem tax may not be levied and bonds secured by a property
   1-30  tax may not be issued until approved by the qualified voters of the
   1-31  district voting at an election called and held for that purpose.
   1-32        (c)  The legislature may provide that members of the
   1-33  governing body of a district serve terms not to exceed four years.
   1-34        SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
   1-35  submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 1993.
   1-36  The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against
   1-37  the proposition:  "The constitutional amendment relating to the
   1-38  creation, operation, and financing of children's resource
   1-39  districts."
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   1-41                                                         Austin,
   1-42  Texas
   1-43                                                         March 23, 1993
   1-44  Hon. Bob Bullock
   1-45  President of the Senate
   1-46  Sir:
   1-47  We, your Committee on Health and Human Services to which was
   1-48  referred S.J.R. No. 21, have had the same under consideration, and
   1-49  I am instructed to report it back to the Senate with the
   1-50  recommendation that it do pass and be printed.
   1-51                                                         Moncrief,
   1-52  Acting Chair
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   1-54                               WITNESSES
   1-55                                                  FOR   AGAINST  ON
   1-56  ___________________________________________________________________
   1-57  Name:  Leticia Van de Putte                      x
   1-58  Representing:  State of Texas
   1-59  City:  Austin
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