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By:  Janek                                                      S.J.R. No. 19 



A JOINT RESOLUTION

proposing a constitutional amendment to allow state or local peace 
officers, firefighters, and emergency service personnel to serve in 
the legislature.
	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                       
	SECTION 1.  Section 40(d), Article XVI, Texas Constitution, 
is amended to read as follows:
	(d)  No member of the Legislature of this State may hold any 
other office or position of profit under this State, or the United 
States, except:
		(1)  as a notary public if qualified by law; or                 
		(2)  as a peace officer, firefighter, or provider of 
emergency medical services employed by this State or a political 
subdivision of this State if the position held is not a public 
office.
	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 to allow persons 
employed by the state or a political subdivision of the state as 
peace officers, firefighters, or providers of  emergency medical 
services to serve in the legislature."