HBA-MPM H.J.R. 97 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.J.R. 97
By: Bosse
Public Education
4/27/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

H.J.R. 97 prohibits state employees or other individuals who receive
compensation from funds of the State of Texas and who are not State
officers from receiving a salary for serving as members of certain
governing bodies with the exception of schoolteachers or retired
schoolteachers, who are authorized to receive compensation for serving as a
member of a governing body of a water district. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 40, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, to prohibit
state employees or other individuals who receive all or part of their
compensation either directly or indirectly from funds of the State of Texas
and who are not State officers from receiving a salary for serving as
members of governing bodies of school districts, cities, towns, or other
local governmental entities, except that a schoolteacher or retired
schoolteacher is authorized to receive compensation for serving as a member
of a governing body of a water district created under Section 59, Article
XVI or Section 52, Article III. 

SECTION 2.  Requires this proposed constitutional amendment to be submitted
to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 1999.  Sets forth the
required language for the ballot.