By Gray                                               H.J.R. No. 95
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                                 A JOINT RESOLUTION
 1-1     proposing a constitutional amendment to provide a four-year term
 1-2     for the adjutant general and to provide that the term runs
 1-3     concurrently with the term of the governor.
 1-4           BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Section 30, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is
 1-6     amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
 1-7           (e)  If the legislature establishes an office, known as the
 1-8     office of the adjutant general or known by another title, that is
 1-9     filled by appointment by the governor and that is the single
1-10     governing office, subordinate only to the governor, of the state
1-11     military forces, the person holding that office has a term of four
1-12     years running concurrently with the term of the governor.  However,
1-13     the term of that officer expires on the date on which the governor
1-14     who appointed that officer ceases to hold office as governor.
1-15           SECTION 2.  The following temporary provision is added to the
1-16     Texas Constitution:
1-17           TEMPORARY PROVISION.  (a)  This temporary provision applies
1-18     to the constitutional amendment proposed by the 76th Legislature,
1-19     Regular Session, 1999, that provides a four-year term for the
1-20     adjutant general and that provides that the term runs concurrently
1-21     with the term of the governor.
1-22           (b)  The term of the person who holds office as the adjutant
1-23     general on the effective date of that constitutional amendment
1-24     expires as provided by that constitutional amendment.
 2-1           (c)  This temporary provision expires February 1, 2003.
 2-2           SECTION 3.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
 2-3     submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 1999.
 2-4     The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
 2-5     proposition:  "The constitutional amendment to provide a four-year
 2-6     term for the adjutant general and to provide that the term runs
 2-7     concurrently with the term of the governor."