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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the repeal of |
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the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and the |
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Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research |
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on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, |
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Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, and |
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transferring from that fund $3 billion to Texas Education Agency |
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for property tax relief. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article III, Section 68, Texas Constitution, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 2. The comptroller shall transfer any money |
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appropriated or transferred to the Dementia Prevention and Research |
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Fund to the Texas Education Agency to reduce the state compression |
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percentage under Section 48.255, Education Code, to the lowest |
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possible percentage. |
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SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment providing for the |
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repeal of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas |
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and the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for |
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research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer's |
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disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, |
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and transferring from that fund $3 billion to Texas Education |
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Agency for property tax relief." |