Bill Text: TX HJR9 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Proposing a constitutional amendment dedicating the revenue from a tax on certain sweetened beverages to fund training and programs to improve the health of public school students.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-18 - Referred to Ways & Means [HJR9 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HJR9-Introduced.html
  82R10130 CJC-D
 
  By: Farias H.J.R. No. 9
 
 
 
A JOINT RESOLUTION
  proposing a constitutional amendment dedicating the revenue from a
  tax on certain sweetened beverages to fund training and programs to
  improve the health of public school students.
         BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Article VIII, Texas Constitution, is amended by
  adding Section 7-f to read as follows:
         Sec. 7-f.  If the legislature imposes a tax on certain
  sweetened beverages that is separate from or in addition to the tax
  imposed on beverages by the general state sales and use tax law, the
  net revenue derived from that tax shall be deposited to the credit
  of a separate account in the general revenue fund. Money deposited
  to the credit of the account may be appropriated only to improve the
  school health environment, implement and maintain coordinated
  school health programs in public elementary and secondary schools,
  and develop and provide training to effectively implement and
  maintain school health programs in public elementary and secondary
  schools.
         SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be
  submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 8, 2011.
  The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the
  proposition: "The constitutional amendment dedicating revenue
  derived from the imposition of a tax on certain sweetened beverages
  to fund training and programs to improve the health of public school
  students."
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