By Merritt                                           H.J.R. No. 104
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                                 A JOINT RESOLUTION
 1-1     proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize an exemption from
 1-2     ad valorem taxation of a portion of the market value of the
 1-3     residence homesteads of certain active and retired school
 1-4     employees.
 1-5           BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-6           SECTION 1. Section 1-b, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is
 1-7     amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
 1-8           (h)  The legislature by general law may exempt from ad
 1-9     valorem taxation not more than Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000) of
1-10     the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is
1-11     employed as a teacher, nurse, or counselor at a public or private
1-12     elementary or secondary school in this state or is retired from
1-13     such a position.
1-14           SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
1-15     submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 6, 2001.
1-16     The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
1-17     proposition: "The constitutional amendment to authorize the
1-18     legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the
1-19     value of the residence homesteads of certain active and retired
1-20     school employees."