SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1-1 proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the purposes for 1-2 which money in the compensation to victims of crime fund and the 1-3 compensation to victims of crime auxiliary fund may be used. 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 1-8 created by general law and the compensation to victims of crime 1-9 auxiliary fund created by general law are each a separate dedicated 1-10 account in the general revenue fund. 1-11 (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section and 1-12 subject to legislative appropriation, money deposited to the credit 1-13 of the compensation to victims of crime fund or the compensation to 1-14 victims of crime auxiliary fund from any source may be expended as 1-15 provided by law only for delivering or funding victim-related 1-16 compensation, services, or assistance. 1-17 (c) The legislature may provide by law that money in the 1-18 compensation to victims of crime fund or in the compensation to 1-19 victims of crime auxiliary fund may be expended for the purpose of 1-20 assisting victims of episodes of mass violence if other money 1-21 appropriated for emergency assistance is depleted. 1-22 SECTION 2. The following temporary provision is added to the 1-23 Texas Constitution: 2-1 TEMPORARY PROVISION. (a) This temporary provision applies 2-2 to the constitutional amendment proposed by S.J.R. No. 33, 75th 2-3 Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, and expires January 2, 1998. 2-4 (b) The amendment to Article I of this constitution takes 2-5 effect January 1, 1998. 2-6 SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 2-7 submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 1997. 2-8 The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the 2-9 proposition: "The constitutional amendment designating the 2-10 purposes for which money in the compensation to victims of crime 2-11 fund and the compensation to victims of crime auxiliary fund may be 2-12 used." S.J.R. No. 33 ________________________________ ________________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.J.R. No. 33 was adopted by the Senate on April 17, 1997, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; May 19, 1997, Senate refused to concur in House amendment and requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 20, 1997, House granted request of the Senate; May 28, 1997, Senate adopted Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.J.R. No. 33 was adopted by the House, with amendment, on May 12, 1997, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, one present not voting; May 20, 1997, House granted request of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee; May 28, 1997, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 0, one present not voting. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: ________________________________ Date ________________________________ Governor