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." 1-40 * * * * * 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 1-53 * * * * * 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 1-60 -------------------------------------------------------------------