PROPOSITION — Texas Code § ED.49.253
Texas Code § ED.49.253 — PROPOSITION. Reproduced from the official The Texas Constitution, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ ED.49.253. PROPOSITION
PROPOSITION. (a) The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "Creation of a consolidated taxing district composed of the territory of _________________________ school districts, and authorizing the levy, assessment, and collection of annual ad valorem taxes for the maintenance of the public free schools within that taxing district at a rate not to exceed $_________ on the $100 valuation of taxable property." (b) The rate to be included in the proposition shall be provided by the agreement among the districts but may not exceed the maximum rate provided by law for independent school districts. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Transferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Subchapter F, Chapter 41 by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3 ), Sec. 1.058, eff. September 1, 2019.
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- Citation: The Texas Constitution § ED.49.253
- Jurisdiction: Texas
- Code: The Texas Constitution
- Subject: PROPOSITION
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