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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature |
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to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total assessed value of the |
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residence homestead of an unpaid caregiver of an individual who is |
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eligible to receive long-term services and supports under the |
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Medicaid program while the individual is on a waiting list for the |
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services and supports. |
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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-q to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1-q. The legislature by general law may exempt from ad |
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valorem taxation the total assessed value of the residence |
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homestead of an unpaid caregiver of an individual who is eligible to |
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receive certain long-term services and supports through a program |
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established under federal law that provides health care and related |
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services and benefits to persons with disabilities and under which |
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this state receives federal matching money during the period the |
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individual is on a waiting list for the services and supports. The |
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legislature by general law may provide additional eligibility |
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requirements for the exemption. |
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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 2, 2021. |
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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 the |
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legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total assessed |
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value of the residence homestead of an unpaid caregiver of an |
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individual who is eligible to receive long-term services and |
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supports under the Medicaid program while the individual is on a |
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waiting list for the services and supports." |