By Nelson                                             S.B. No. 1785
         77R4748 ESH-F                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the limit on assistance under the state program for
 1-3     assisting school districts with the payment of existing debt.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 46.034(a), Education Code, is amended to
 1-6     read as follows:
 1-7           (a)  The existing debt tax rate ("EDTR") under Section 46.032
 1-8     may not exceed $0.29 [$0.12] per $100 of valuation, or a greater
 1-9     amount for any year provided by appropriation.
1-10           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.