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By:  Guillen                                                    H.J.R. No. 30 



A JOINT RESOLUTION

proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to provide 
for equitable funding for each student under the public school 
system.
	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                       
	SECTION 1.  Article VII, Texas Constitution, is amended by 
adding Section 1A to read as follows:
	Sec. 1A.  In meeting its duty under Section 1 of this article 
to make suitable provision for the support and maintenance of an 
efficient system of public free schools, the Legislature shall 
provide for a system that results in the availability of an 
equitable amount of total state and local funding for maintenance, 
operations, and facilities costs to provide an equal educational 
opportunity for each student with comparable educational needs.
	SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 8, 2005. 
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the 
proposition:  "The constitutional amendment requiring the state to 
provide for a public school system that results in equal 
educational opportunity and equitable funding for each student with 
comparable educational needs."