89R18393 KRM-D
By: Plesa H.J.R. No. 207
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing a constitutional amendment to restrict the power of the
legislature to mandate unfunded or underfunded costs and
requirements on a school district.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article VII, Texas Constitution, is amended by
adding Section 8a to read as follows:
Sec. 8a. (a) The legislature may not enact a law that
requires a school district to comply with an unfunded or
underfunded mandate that establishes, expands, or modifies a duty
or activity of the school district and requires an expenditure of
revenue by the school district, unless the legislature appropriates
or otherwise provides, from a source other than the revenue of the
school district, for the payment or reimbursement of the costs
incurred by the school district in complying with the mandate.
(b) Any proposed legislation that requires an expenditure
of revenue by a school district to comply with a mandate must
include a detailed fiscal impact statement estimating the projected
cost to each school district affected by the proposed legislation.
SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025.
The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
proposition: "The constitutional amendment to restrict the power
of the legislature to mandate unfunded or underfunded costs and
requirements on a school district."