By Hilderbran H.J.R. No. 19 77R409 CAS-D A JOINT RESOLUTION 1-1 proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to 1-2 authorize the board of trustees of an independent school district 1-3 to donate certain surplus district property of historical 1-4 significance in order to preserve the property. 1-5 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Article VII, Texas Constitution, is amended by 1-7 adding Section 4B to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 4B. (a) The legislature by general law may authorize 1-9 the board of trustees of an independent school district to donate 1-10 district real property and improvements formerly used as a school 1-11 campus for the purpose of preserving the improvements. 1-12 (b) A law enacted under this section must provide that 1-13 before the board of trustees may make the donation, the board must 1-14 determine that: 1-15 (1) the improvements have historical significance; 1-16 (2) the transfer will further the preservation of the 1-17 improvements; and 1-18 (3) at the time of the transfer, the district does not 1-19 need the real property or improvements for educational purposes. 1-20 SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 1-21 submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 6, 2001. 1-22 The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the 1-23 proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the 1-24 legislature to authorize the board of trustees of an independent 2-1 school district to donate certain surplus district property of 2-2 historical significance in order to preserve the property."