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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment dedicating the revenue from a |
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tax on certain sweetened beverages to fund training and programs to |
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improve the health of public school students. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 7-f to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7-f. If the legislature imposes a tax on certain |
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sweetened beverages that is separate from or in addition to the tax |
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imposed on beverages by the general state sales and use tax law, the |
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net revenue derived from that tax shall be deposited to the credit |
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of a separate account in the general revenue fund. Money deposited |
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to the credit of the account may be appropriated only to improve the |
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school health environment, implement and maintain coordinated |
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school health programs in public elementary and secondary schools, |
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and develop and provide training to effectively implement and |
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maintain school health programs in public elementary and secondary |
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schools. |
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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 8, 2011. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment dedicating revenue |
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derived from the imposition of a tax on certain sweetened beverages |
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to fund training and programs to improve the health of public school |
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students." |