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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 unfunded or underfunded costs and |
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requirements on a school district. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article VII, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 8a to read as follows: |
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Sec. 8a. (a) The legislature may not enact a law that |
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requires a school district to comply with an unfunded or |
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underfunded mandate that establishes, expands, or modifies a duty |
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or activity of the school district and requires an expenditure of |
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revenue by the school district, unless the legislature appropriates |
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or otherwise provides, from a source other than the revenue of the |
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school district, for the payment or reimbursement of the costs |
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incurred by the school district in complying with the mandate. |
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(b) Any proposed legislation that requires an expenditure |
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of revenue by a school district to comply with a mandate must |
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include a detailed fiscal impact statement estimating the projected |
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cost to each school district affected by the proposed legislation. |
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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 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 to restrict the power |
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of the legislature to mandate unfunded or underfunded costs and |
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requirements on a school district." |