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TX HJR207
Joint Resolution
Status
3/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Mihaela Plesa
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AI Summary
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Proposes a constitutional amendment to Article VII of the Texas Constitution prohibiting the legislature from enacting laws that impose unfunded or underfunded mandates on school districts
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Requires the legislature to appropriate or provide funding from non-school district sources to cover costs when mandates establish, expand, or modify school district duties or activities
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Mandates that any proposed legislation requiring school district expenditures must include a detailed fiscal impact statement estimating projected costs for each affected district
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Would be submitted to Texas voters for approval at an election on November 4, 2025
Legislative Description
Proposing a constitutional amendment to restrict the power of the legislature to mandate unfunded or underfunded costs and requirements on a school district.
Education
Last Action
Referred to Public Education
4/7/2025