R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State

 1-2     of Texas, 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, That House Rule

 1-3     13, Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule

 1-4     13, Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to

 1-5     resolve the differences on Senate Bill No.  517 to consider and

 1-6     take action on the following matter:

 1-7           House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1), is suspended to permit the

 1-8     committee to provide for the applicability of the Act as follows:

 1-9           SECTION 4.  This Act becomes effective with the 1997-1998

1-10     school year.

1-11           Explanation:  This change is necessary to provide for the

1-12     applicability of the entire Act rather than for just one section of

1-13     the Act.

                                                                      Hawley

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                                                   Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.R. No. 1353 was adopted by the House on June

         1, 1997, by a non-record vote.

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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House