By: King of Hemphill H.J.R. No. 170       A JOINT RESOLUTION   proposing a constitutional amendment creating the State School   Safety Fund to provide financial support for projects that enhance   the safety of schools in this state.          BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Article VII, Texas Constitution, is amended by   amending Section 7 to read as follows:          Sec. 7.  (a)  The State School Safety Fund is created as a   special fund in the state treasury outside the general revenue   fund. Money in the State School Safety Fund shall be administered,   without further appropriation, by the Texas Permanent School Fund   Corporation or that corporation's successor in function. In   accordance with general law, the State School Safety Fund may be   used only to support projects to enhance the safety of schools in   this state, including projects ensure schools meet school safety   standards as determined by the Texas Education Agency. Separate   accounts may be established in the State School Safety Fund as   necessary or convenient to administer the fund or the supported   projects.  The financial assistance authorized by this section may   be provided directly to independent school districts and   open-enrollment charter schools as provided by general law.          (b)  The legislature by general law may authorize the Texas   Permanent School Fund Corporation or that corporation's successor   in function to use the State School Safety Fund to provide financial   assistance, including by direct grant, for projects that enhance   the safety of schools in this state.          (c)  The State School Safety Fund consists of:                (1)  money appropriated to the fund;                (2)  money transferred or deposited to the credit of   the fund by general law, including money from any source   transferred or deposited to the credit of the fund at the discretion   of the Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation or that   corporation's successor in function as authorized by general law;                (3)  revenue from any source, including the proceeds of   any fee or tax imposed by this state, that the legislature by   statute dedicates for deposit to the credit of the fund;                (4)  investment earnings and interest earned on amounts   credited to the fund;                (5)  surplus funds identified in any fiscal year from   the Foundation School Program, and                (6)  money transferred to the fund from another fund or   account to which money from the fund was transferred, as authorized   by general law.          (d)  The legislature by general law shall provide for the   manner in which the assets of the State School Safety Fund may be   used, subject to the limitations provided by this section. The   legislature by general law may provide for costs of investment and   administration of the State School Safety Fund to be paid from that   fund.          (e)  For the purposes of Section 22 , Article VIII, of this   constitution, an appropriation of money from the economic   stabilization fund for the purpose of depositing that money to the   credit of the State School Safety Fund is considered to be an   appropriation of state tax revenues dedicated by this constitution.          (f)  This section is intended to establish a basic framework   of the State School Safety Fund, and the legislature by general law   may provide for the implementation and effectuate the design and   objects of this section and may delegate duties, responsibilities,   functions, and authority to the Texas Permanent School Fund   Corporation or that corporation's successor in function for those   purposes.          SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be   submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023.     The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the   proposition: "The constitutional amendment creating the State   School Safety Fund to provide financial support for projects that   enhance the safety in schools in this state."