Bill Text: TX HJR25 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate net revenue from the state lottery to support educational programs that benefit classroom teaching in the state's public schools and to prohibit certain lottery advertisements and promotions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-06 - Referred to Appropriations [HJR25 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HJR25-Introduced.html
  83R1845 GCB-D
 
  By: Raymond H.J.R. No. 25
 
 
 
A JOINT RESOLUTION
  proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate net revenue from
  the state lottery to support educational programs that benefit
  classroom teaching in the state's public schools and to prohibit
  certain lottery advertisements and promotions.
         BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.   Section 47, Article III, Texas Constitution, is
  amended by amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (f) to
  read as follows:
         (e)  The Legislature by general law may authorize the State
  to operate lotteries and may authorize the State to enter into a
  contract with one or more legal entities that will operate
  lotteries on behalf of the State. All money received by the State
  from the operation of lotteries, other than amounts paid for
  administrative costs, unclaimed lottery prizes, and amounts paid
  for lottery prizes, is dedicated to and may be expended only for the
  enrichment of educational programs of the State's public primary
  and secondary schools and only for items that directly benefit
  classroom teaching, including teacher compensation and the
  acquisition of textbooks and educational supplies, materials,
  equipment, and services.
         (f)  An advertisement or promotion sponsored by the State or
  a holder of a license issued by the State and related to the
  operation of a lottery authorized by Subsection (e) of this section
  may not encourage or attempt to influence a person to purchase a
  lottery ticket or number by stating that revenue generated from the
  sale of the ticket or number will be used to support or provide
  additional funds to the State's public primary or secondary
  schools.
         SECTION 2.   This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
  submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2013.
  The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
  proposition:  "The constitutional amendment to dedicate net revenue
  from the state lottery to support educational programs that benefit
  classroom teaching in the state's public schools and to prohibit
  advertisements and promotions that state the revenue generated by
  the sale of lottery tickets or numbers is used to financially assist
  public schools."
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