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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to establish a commission on |
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state government spending to address waste, fraud, and abuse in |
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state agency operations. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 31a to read as follows: |
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Sec. 31a. The legislature by general law may: |
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(1) create a commission of members appointed by the |
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governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of |
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representatives to audit and study state agencies and institutions |
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in the executive department of state government and recommend ways |
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to reduce or eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in state government |
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operations; and |
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(2) notwithstanding Section 11 or 31 of this article, |
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require future legislatures to accept or reject, but not amend, a |
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list of substantive recommendations presented to the legislature by |
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the commission. |
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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 establish a |
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commission on state government spending to study and recommend ways |
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to reduce or eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in state agency |
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operations." |