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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment abolishing school district |
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maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes. |
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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 1-e-1 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1-e-1. Notwithstanding any other law, beginning on |
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January 1, 2016, a political subdivision of this state may not levy |
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an ad valorem tax for the purpose of maintaining an efficient system |
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of public free 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 to abolish school |
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district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes beginning on |
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January 1, 2016, in order that the legislature may enact a fairer |
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system of fully funding public education." |