Texas § ED.62.027 - EFFECT OF LEGISLATION
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§ ED.62.027. EFFECT OF LEGISLATION
EFFECT OF LEGISLATION. (a) The constitutional amendment proposed by S.J.R. No. 13, 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, and approved by the voters at an election held on November 2, 1993, amended Section 17 (a), Article VII, Texas Constitution, to permit the legislature by two-thirds vote of the membership of each house to increase the amount of the appropriation made under that section for each five-year period. (b) Chapter 537, Acts of the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, added Section 62.024 to this subchapter in order to increase the amount of the appropriation made under Section 17 (a), Article VII, Texas Constitution. (c) The increase provided by the amendment to Section 62.024 enacted by the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, in the amount of the appropriation made under Section 17 (a), Article VII, Texas Constitution, for each state fiscal year beginning with the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2026, constitutes the increase in accordance with Section 17(a) that the legislature considers appropriate for the five-year period beginning September 1, 2025. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1045, Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1306 (H.B. 3001 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 952 (S.B. 1191 ), Sec. 3, eff. August 31, 2015. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 42 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025. SUBCHAPTER C. TEXAS RESEARCH UNIVERSITY FUND
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