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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature |
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to permit a district created to provide local funding to support |
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public institutions of higher education to impose an ad valorem tax |
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if approved by the voters of the district. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article VII, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 20 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 20. The legislature by general law may authorize a |
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district whose purpose is to provide local funding to support |
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educational programs, including student financial aid programs, at |
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public institutions of higher education to impose an ad valorem tax |
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on property located within the district if approved by a majority of |
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the voters in the district at an election held for that purpose. |
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Revenue from the tax may be used only for costs of administering the |
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district and for providing funding for those educational programs. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 6, 2007. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment to authorize the |
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legislature to permit a district created to provide local funding |
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to support educational programs at public institutions of higher |
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education to impose an ad valorem tax to support those educational |
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programs if the tax is approved by the voters of |
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the district." |