TITLE: Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing a member of the legislature to be employed as a teacher or first responder by a governmental entity while holding legislative office.

SUMMARY: Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing a member of the legislature to be employed as a teacher or first responder by a governmental entity while holding legislative office.

FULL TEXT:
89(R) HJR 216-Introduced version-Bill Text 89R12216 JRJ-D By: A. Davis of Dallas H.J.R. No. 216 A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment allowing a member of the legislature to be employed as a teacher or first responder by a governmental entity while holding legislative office. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 40(d), Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is amended to read as follows: (d) No member of the Legislature of this State may hold any other office or position of profit under this State, or the United States, except as:(1) a notary public if qualified by law;(2) a schoolteacher; or (3) a person who serves as a first responder in one or more of the following capacities: (A) public health and public safety personnel; (B) commissioned law enforcement personnel; (C) fire protection personnel; (D) emergency medical services personnel, including hospital emergency facility staff; (E) a member of the National Guard; or (F) a member of the Texas State Guard.SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025. The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The constitutional amendment allowing a member of the legislature to be employed as a teacher or first responder by a governmental entity while holding legislative office."