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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 upon certain local |
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governments. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article III of the Texas Constitution is amended |
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by adding Section 68 as follows: |
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Sec. 68. (a) No bill enacted by the legislature on or after |
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January 1, 2012 requiring a local government to establish, expand, |
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or modify a duty or activity that requires the expenditure of |
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revenue by the local government shall be effective until and unless |
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the legislature appropriates or otherwise provides for the payment |
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or reimbursement, from a source other than the revenue of the local |
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government, or the costs incurred for the biennium by the local |
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government in complying with the requirement. |
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(b) For the purpose of this section, "local government" |
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includes a county, a city, a hospital district, a community college |
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district, or a special district created by the action of a county, |
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city, hospital district, or community college. |
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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 upon local |
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governments." |