By:  Moncrief                                         S.J.R. No. 33

                               SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 1-1     proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the dedication of

 1-2     the compensation to victims of crime fund and the compensation to

 1-3     victims of crime auxiliary fund.

 1-4           BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

 1-5           SECTION 1.  Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by

 1-6     adding Section 31 to read as follows:

 1-7           Sec. 31.  (a)  The compensation to victims of crime fund and

 1-8     the compensation to victims of crime auxiliary fund created by

 1-9     Chapter 56, Code of Criminal Procedure, are each a separate

1-10     dedicated account in the general revenue fund.

1-11           (b)  Subject to legislative appropriation, money deposited to

1-12     the credit of the compensation to victims of crime fund or the

1-13     compensation to victims of crime auxiliary fund from any source may

1-14     be expended as provided by law only for:

1-15                 (1)  compensation and costs related to compensation of

1-16     victims of criminal conduct; and

1-17                 (2)  providing services to those victims.

1-18           SECTION 2.  The following temporary provision is added to the

1-19     Texas Constitution:

1-20           TEMPORARY PROVISION.  (a)  This temporary provision applies

1-21     to the constitutional amendment proposed by S.J.R. No. 33, 75th

1-22     Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, and expires January 1, 1998.

1-23           (b)  The amendment to Article I of this constitution takes

 2-1     effect January 1, 1998.

 2-2           SECTION 3.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be

 2-3     submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 1997.

 2-4     The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the

 2-5     proposition:  "The constitutional amendment dedicating the

 2-6     compensation to victims of crime fund and the compensation to

 2-7     victims of crime auxiliary fund."