Texas HJR 18: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to pay at least 50 percent of the cost of maintaining and operating the public school system and prohibiting the comptroller from certifying legislation containing an appropriation unless the requirement is met.
Status: Left pending in committee (as of 2017-07-25)
State: Texas · Session: 851 · Bill: HJR 18
Subjects: Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance (I0250), Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661), State Finances--Appropriations (I0746), COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)
Sponsors: Bernal, Hinojosa, Gina, Howard, Turner, Allen, Blanco, Cortez, Davis, Yvonne, Deshotel, Dukes, Gervin-Hawkins, Giddings, Israel, Minjarez, Muñoz, Jr., Neave, Ortega, Perez, Reynolds, Rodriguez, Eddie, Rose, Thierry, Thompson, Senfronia, Uresti, Tomas, Walle
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