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Texas Proposition 11, Teachers Serving on Governing Bodies Amendment (2001)
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 11 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on November 6, 2001. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported allowing current and retired public school teachers and administrators to receive compensation for serving on the governing bodies of local governmental districts. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing current and retired public school teachers and administrators to receive compensation for serving on the governing bodies of local governmental districts. |
Election results
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547,588 | 66.52% | ||
| No | 275,575 | 33.48% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 11 was as follows:
| “ | Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow current and retired public school teachers and retired public school administrators to receive compensation for serving on the governing bodies of school districts, cities, towns, or other local governmental districts, including water districts. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the Texas State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
The constitutional amendment was introduced into the Texas State Legislature as House Joint Resolution 85 during the 77th regular legislative session in 2001.[1]
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