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| 2 | 2 | | By: Raymond H.J.R. No. 55 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A JOINT RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate net revenue from |
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| 7 | 7 | | the state lottery to support educational programs that benefit |
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| 8 | 8 | | classroom teaching in the state's public schools and to prohibit |
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| 9 | 9 | | certain lottery advertisements and promotions. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 47, Article III, Texas Constitution, is |
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| 12 | 12 | | amended by amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (f) to |
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| 13 | 13 | | read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (e) The Legislature by general law may authorize the State |
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| 15 | 15 | | to operate lotteries and may authorize the State to enter into a |
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| 16 | 16 | | contract with one or more legal entities that will operate |
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| 17 | 17 | | lotteries on behalf of the State. All money received by the State |
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| 18 | 18 | | from the operation of lotteries, other than amounts paid for |
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| 19 | 19 | | administrative costs, lottery prizes, and unclaimed lottery |
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| 20 | 20 | | prizes, is dedicated to and may be expended only for the enrichment |
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| 21 | 21 | | of educational programs of the State's public primary and secondary |
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| 22 | 22 | | schools and only for items that directly benefit classroom |
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| 23 | 23 | | teaching, including teacher compensation and the acquisition of |
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| 24 | 24 | | textbooks and educational supplies, materials, equipment, and |
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| 25 | 25 | | services. |
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| 26 | 26 | | (f) The State, a legal entity contracting with the State to |
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| 27 | 27 | | operate lotteries authorized by Subsection (e) of this section, or |
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| 28 | 28 | | a holder of a license issued by the State related to the operation |
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| 29 | 29 | | of a lottery authorized by that subsection may not sponsor an |
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| 30 | 30 | | advertisement or promotion that encourages or attempts to influence |
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| 31 | 31 | | a person to purchase a lottery ticket by stating the revenue |
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| 32 | 32 | | generated from the ticket sale will be used to support or provide |
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| 33 | 33 | | additional money for the State's public primary or secondary |
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| 34 | 34 | | schools. |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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| 36 | 36 | | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2019. |
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| 37 | 37 | | The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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| 38 | 38 | | proposition: "The constitutional amendment to dedicate net revenue |
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| 39 | 39 | | from the state lottery to support educational programs that benefit |
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| 40 | 40 | | classroom teaching in the state's public schools and to prohibit |
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| 41 | 41 | | advertisements and promotions that state the revenue generated by |
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| 42 | 42 | | the sale of lottery tickets is used to financially assist public |
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| 43 | 43 | | schools." |
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