By Heflin H.J.R. No. 91 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. 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 2, 1999. 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."