By Gallego H.J.R. No. 105 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 authorize a county to grant 1-2 volunteer firefighters and volunteer emergency medical technicians 1-3 a credit against county ad valorem taxes on real property of those 1-4 persons. 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 1-n to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 1-n. The governing body of a county may provide for a 1-9 volunteer firefighter or volunteer emergency medical technician, as 1-10 defined by general law, to receive a credit against ad valorem 1-11 taxes imposed by the county on real property of the firefighter or 1-12 technician. The legislature may provide for the administration of 1-13 this section and may provide additional qualifications and 1-14 limitations for an ad valorem tax credit authorized by this 1-15 section. 1-16 SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 1-17 submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 6, 2001. 1-18 The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the 1-19 proposition: "The constitutional amendment to authorize a district 1-20 to grant a tax credit against county ad valorem taxes imposed on 1-21 the real property of volunteer firefighters and volunteer emergency 1-22 medical technicians."