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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for legislative |
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review of the process of rulemaking by agencies in the executive |
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department. |
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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. Regardless of any provision of Article II or of |
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this article, the legislature by law may provide for legislative |
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review of the process of rulemaking by agencies in the executive |
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department. The law may prescribe conditions for rules to take |
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effect and may provide for the suspension, repeal, or expiration of |
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rules. The law may prescribe procedures and may delegate powers to |
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either or both houses of the legislature or to committees of either |
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or both houses. |
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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 provide for |
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legislative review of the process of rulemaking by agencies in the |
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executive department." |