Texas Proposition 2, Allow School Districts to Opt Out of Unfunded State Educational Mandates Amendment (May 1993)
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| Topic Public education governance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Texas Proposition 2 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Texas on May 1, 1993. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported allowing school districts to opt out of unfunded state educational mandates enacted after December 31, 1993, with exceptions. |
A "no" vote opposed allowing school districts to opt out of unfunded state educational mandates enacted after December 31, 1993, with exceptions. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 956,056 | 48.70% | ||
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1,007,084 | 51.30% | ||
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | The constitutional amendment exempting a school district from the obligation to comply with unfunded state educational mandates. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article 7, Texas Constitution
The ballot measure would have added a Section 8a to Article VII of the Texas Constitution. The following underlined text would have been added:[1]
Sec. 8a. (a) Provides that a school district does not have to comply with unfunded state educational mandates, with exceptions.
(b) Requires the legislature to provide a procedure for determining whether an obligation is fully funded for the purposes of this section. Requires the comptroller, at the request of the board of trustees of a school district, to determine whether or not an obligation is fully funded if the legislature fails to provide a procedure for doing so.
(c) Provides that this section applies only to state educational mandates enacted after December 31, 1993.[2]
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 Senate Joint Resolution 7 during the 73rd regular legislative session in 1993.[3]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas State Legislature, "SJR 7," accessed February 28, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
- ↑ Legislative Reference Library of Texas, "Constitutional amendment election dates," accessed June 1, 2023
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