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      By Heflin                                       H.J.R. No. 32

                                 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 RESOLVED 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 4, 1997.

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."