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Texas State Lottery Revenue for Public Education Amendment (2015)
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The Texas State Lottery Revenue for Public Education Amendment was not on the November 3, 2015 ballot in Texas as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure, upon voter approval, would have dedicated revenue from state lotteries, other than revenue needed to administer the lotteries, to public education programs that directly benefit classroom teaching, including teacher compensation, acquisition of textbooks and school supplies, materials, equipment and services.
The measure would, however, would have forbid the state from advertising that revenue from lotteries go towards public education programs.[1]
The measure was introduced into the Texas Legislature by Rep. Richard Raymond (D-42) as House Joint Resolution 59.[2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The proposed ballot title was:[1]
| “ | 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 is used to financially assist public schools.[3] | ” |
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article 3, Texas Constitution
The proposed amendment would have amended Subsection (e) and add a Subsection (f) to Section 47 of Article 3 of the Texas Constitution. The following underlined text would have been added by the proposed measure's approval:[1]
(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 by stating that revenue generated from the sale of the ticket will be used to support or provide additional funds to the State’s public primary or secondary schools.[3]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Texas Constitution
The proposed constitutional amendment was filed by Rep. Richard Raymond (D-42) as House Joint Resolution 59 on December 15, 2014.[2] A two-thirds vote in both chambers of the Texas State Legislature was required to refer this amendment to the ballot. Texas is one of 16 states that require a two-thirds supermajority vote in both chambers.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Texas Legislature, "HJR No. 59," accessed January 23, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Texas Legislature, "HJR No. 59 History," accessed January 23, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source. Cite error: Invalid
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