Bill Text: TX HJR10 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Joint Resolution 10 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

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

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-18 - Referred to Ways & Means [HJR10 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HJR10-Introduced.html

	82R10131 CJC-D

	By: Farias	H.J.R. No. 10



	A JOINT RESOLUTION
	proposing a constitutional amendment dedicating certain revenue
	from a tax on certain sweetened beverages to training and programs
	to improve the health of public school students and to the general
	revenue fund.
	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. (a) 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 allocated as follows:
	(1) 40 percent of the net revenue shall be deposited to
	the credit of a separate account in the general revenue fund, and
	may be appropriated only as provided by Subsection (b) of this
	section; and
	(2) the remainder of the net revenue shall be
	deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
	(b) 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 training and programs to improve the health of public school
	students and to the general revenue fund."