By Heflin                                             H.J.R. No. 99
                                  A JOINT RESOLUTION
    1-1  proposing a constitutional amendment to provide the inalienable
    1-2  rights of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their
    1-3  children in Texas.
    1-4        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
    1-5        SECTION 1.  Article I of the Texas Constitution is amended by
    1-6  adding a new section to read as follows:
    1-7        Sec. 31.  The rights of parents to direct the upbringing and
    1-8  education of their children shall not be infringed or abridged by
    1-9  the legislature or any political subdivision of the state.  The
   1-10  legislature shall have the power to enact laws to enforce the
   1-11  provisions of this Article.
   1-12        SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
   1-13  submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 1995.
   1-14  The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against
   1-15  the proposition:  "The constitutional amendment to assert the
   1-16  rights of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their
   1-17  children in Texas."