TITLE: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of available Veterans' Land Board money for the payment of educational benefits for veterans.

SUMMARY: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of available Veterans' Land Board money for the payment of educational benefits for veterans.

FULL TEXT:
83(R) HJR 75-Introduced version-Bill Text 83R4144 JRJ-D By: Raymond H.J.R. No. 75 A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of available Veterans' Land Board money for the payment of educational benefits for veterans. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 49-b, Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by adding Subsection (x) to read as follows: (x) The legislature by general law may provide for the use of available money in the Veterans' Land Fund, the Veterans' Housing Assistance Fund, or the Veterans' Housing Assistance Fund II for the payment of educational benefits for veterans. SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2013. The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the use of available Veterans' Land Board money for the payment of educational benefits for veterans."