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| 5 | 5 | | A JOINT RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | proposing a constitutional amendment excepting certain |
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| 7 | 7 | | appropriations to pay for school district ad valorem tax relief |
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| 8 | 8 | | from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of |
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| 9 | 9 | | appropriations. |
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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 22, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is |
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| 12 | 12 | | amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (a-1) Appropriations from state tax revenues not dedicated |
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| 14 | 14 | | by this constitution that are made for the purpose of paying for |
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| 15 | 15 | | school district ad valorem tax relief as identified by the |
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| 16 | 16 | | legislature by general law are not included as appropriations for |
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| 17 | 17 | | purposes of determining whether the rate of growth of |
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| 18 | 18 | | appropriations exceeds the limitation prescribed by Subsection (a) |
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| 19 | 19 | | of this section. |
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| 20 | 20 | | SECTION 2. The following temporary provision is added to |
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| 21 | 21 | | the Texas Constitution: |
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| 22 | 22 | | TEMPORARY PROVISION. (a) This temporary provision applies |
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| 23 | 23 | | to the amendment to Section 22, Article VIII, of this constitution |
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| 24 | 24 | | as proposed by the 88th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2023, |
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| 25 | 25 | | excepting certain appropriations to pay for school district ad |
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| 26 | 26 | | valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate |
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| 27 | 27 | | of growth of appropriations. |
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| 28 | 28 | | (b) The change made to Section 22, Article VIII, of this |
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| 29 | 29 | | constitution by the amendment applies to appropriations made for |
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| 30 | 30 | | the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, and |
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| 31 | 31 | | subsequent state fiscal bienniums. |
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| 32 | 32 | | (c) This temporary provision expires September 1, 2025. |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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| 34 | 34 | | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. |
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| 35 | 35 | | The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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| 36 | 36 | | proposition: "The constitutional amendment excepting certain |
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| 37 | 37 | | appropriations to pay for school district property tax relief from |
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| 38 | 38 | | the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of |
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| 39 | 39 | | appropriations." |
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