By Turner of Harris H.J.R. No. 89 74R6646 RJA-D A JOINT RESOLUTION 1-1 proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the interest on 1-2 certain special constitutional accounts to be credited to the 1-3 general revenue fund. 1-4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 7, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is 1-6 amended to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 7. (a) The Legislature shall not have power to borrow, 1-8 or, except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, in any 1-9 manner divert from its purpose, any special fund that may, or ought 1-10 to, come into the Treasury; and shall make it penal for any person 1-11 or persons to borrow, withhold or in any manner to divert from its 1-12 purpose any special fund, or any part thereof. 1-13 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 1-14 constitution, the Legislature may provide for the allocation of 1-15 interest that accrues to a special fund or account to be credited 1-16 to the special fund or account or to the general revenue fund. 1-17 (c) Subsection (b) of this section does not apply to 1-18 interest that accrues to a special fund or account established to 1-19 benefit the public schools, public institutions of higher 1-20 education, or the students at those schools or institutions. 1-21 SECTION 2. The following temporary provision is added to the 1-22 Texas Constitution: 1-23 TEMPORARY PROVISION. (a) This temporary provision applies 1-24 to the constitutional amendment proposed by the 74th Legislature, 2-1 Regular Session, 1995, authorizing the legislature to allocate 2-2 interest from certain special funds or accounts to the general 2-3 revenue fund. 2-4 (b) The amendment takes effect January 1, 1996. 2-5 (c) This temporary provision expires January 2, 1996. 2-6 SECTION 3. The proposed constitutional amendment shall be 2-7 submitted to the voters at an election to be held on November 7, 2-8 1995. The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or 2-9 against the proposition: "The constitutional amendment granting 2-10 the legislature the authority to deposit interest accruing to 2-11 constitutional special funds or accounts to the credit of the 2-12 general revenue fund to be used for general governmental purposes."