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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing garnishment of |
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wages for the recovery of fraudulently obtained unemployment |
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benefits or of taxes or fees owed to the state. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 28. No current wages for personal service shall ever be |
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subject to garnishment, except for: |
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(1) the enforcement of court-ordered: |
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(A) [(1)] child support payments; or |
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(B) [(2)] spousal maintenance; or |
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(2) the recovery of: |
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(A) fraudulently obtained unemployment benefits; |
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or |
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(B) taxes or fees owed to the state. |
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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 authorizing |
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garnishment of wages for the recovery of fraudulently obtained |
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unemployment benefits or of taxes or fees owed to the state." |