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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to restrict the power of the |
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legislature to mandate requirements on local governments. |
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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 68 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 68. (a) In this section, "local government" means a |
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municipality, county, hospital district, or junior college |
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district or a special district created by the action of a |
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municipality or county. The term does not include a school |
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district. |
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(b) A law enacted by the legislature on or after January 1, |
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2012, that requires a local government to establish, expand, or |
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modify a duty or activity that requires the expenditure of revenue |
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by the local government is not effective unless the legislature |
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appropriates or otherwise provides, from a source other than the |
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revenue of the local government, for the payment or reimbursement |
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of the costs incurred for the biennium by the local government in |
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complying with the requirement. |
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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 to restrict the power |
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of the legislature from mandating unfunded requirements on local |
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governments." |