Sec. 49.253. PROPOSITION. (a) The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "Creation of a consolidated taxing district composed of the territory of _________________________ school districts, and authorizing the levy, assessment, and collection of annual ad valorem taxes for the maintenance of the public free schools within that taxing district at a rate not to exceed $_________ on the $100 valuation of taxable property."
(b) The rate to be included in the proposition shall be provided by the agreement among the districts but may not exceed the maximum rate provided by law for independent school districts.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Subchapter F, Chapter 41 by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 1.058, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle I - School Finance and Fiscal Management
Chapter 49 - Options for Local Revenue Levels in Excess of Entitlement
Subchapter F. Tax Base Consolidation
Section 49.252. Date of Election
Section 49.255. Consolidated Taxing District
Section 49.257. Maintenance Tax
Section 49.258. Revenue Distribution