A JOINT RESOLUTION
 1-1     proposing a constitutional amendment to provide that the adjutant
 1-2     general serves at the pleasure of the governor.
 1-3           BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-4           SECTION 1.  Section 30, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is
 1-5     amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
 1-6           (e)  If the legislature establishes an office, known as the
 1-7     office of the adjutant general or known by another title, that is
 1-8     filled by appointment by the governor and that is the single
 1-9     governing office, subordinate only to the governor, of the state
1-10     military forces, the person holding that office serves at the
1-11     pleasure of the governor notwithstanding Subsection (a) of this
1-12     section or any time limit prescribed by other law.
1-13           SECTION 2.  The following temporary provision is added to the
1-14     Texas Constitution:
1-15           TEMPORARY PROVISION.  (a)  This temporary provision applies
1-16     to the constitutional amendment proposed by the 76th Legislature,
1-17     Regular Session, 1999, that provides that the adjutant general
1-18     serves at the pleasure of the governor.
1-19           (b)  The person who holds office as the adjutant general on
1-20     the effective date of that constitutional amendment is subject to
1-21     that amendment.
1-22           (c)  This temporary provision expires February 1, 2001.
1-23           SECTION 3.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
1-24     submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 1999.
 2-1     The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
 2-2     proposition:  "The constitutional amendment to provide that the
 2-3     adjutant general serves at the pleasure of the governor."
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             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.J.R. No. 95 was passed by the House on May
         13, 1999, by the following vote:  Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not
         voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to
         H.J.R. No. 95 on May 22, 1999, by the following vote:  Yeas 143,
         Nays 0, 1 present, not voting.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House
               I certify that H.J.R. No. 95 was passed by the Senate, with
         amendments, on May 20, 1999, by the following vote:  Yeas 29, Nays
         0.
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                                                 Secretary of the Senate
         RECEIVED:  _____________________
                            Date
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                      Secretary of State