1-1     By:  Nelson                                           S.B. No. 1785
 1-2           (In the Senate - Filed March 29, 2001; April 2, 2001, read
 1-3     first time and referred to Committee on Education; April 9, 2001,
 1-4     reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0;
 1-5     April 9, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-6                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-7                                   AN ACT
 1-8     relating to the limit on assistance under the state program for
 1-9     assisting school districts with the payment of existing debt.
1-10           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-11           SECTION 1.  Subsection (a), Section 46.034, Education Code,
1-12     is amended to read as follows:
1-13           (a)  The existing debt tax rate ("EDTR") under Section 46.032
1-14     may not exceed $0.29 [$0.12] per $100 of valuation, or a greater
1-15     amount for any year provided by appropriation.
1-16           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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