Article III, Section 60 of the Texas Constitution ("Workers' Compensation Insurance for Employees of Political Subdivisions")
As amended November 6, 2001:
The Legislature shall have the power to pass such laws as may be necessary to enable all counties, cities, towns, villages, and other political subdivisions of this State to provide Workers' Compensation Insurance, including the right of a political subdivision to provide its own insurance risk, for all employees of the political subdivision as in its judgment is necessary or required; and the Legislature shall provide suitable laws for the administration of such insurance in the counties, cities, towns, villages, or other political subdivisions of this State and for the payment of the costs, charges and premiums on such policies of insurance and the benefits to be paid thereunder.
Editor Comments
Note that the Texas Attorney General, in Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. DM-326 (1995), opined that: "The electorate adopted article III, section 60 in 1948 and section 61 in 1952. Prior to the adoption of these sections, counties and municipalities were precluded from purchasing workers' compensation insurance for their employees. This office concluded in Attorney General Opinion O-779 that a county had no duty to provide workers' compensation insurance for its employees."
Recent Decisions
None.
Historic Decisions
None.
Library Resources
- Vernon's Annotated Constitution of the State of Texas (this multi-volume and up-to-date resource is available at all law libraries and many municipal libraries)
- The Texas State Constitution: A Reference Guide (this one-volume resource is available at most law libraries and some municipal libraries)
- The Constitution of the State of Texas: An Annotated and Comparative Analysis (this two-volume resource is available at most law libraries and some municipal libraries)
Online Resources
- Constitution of the State of Texas (1876) (this resource is published and maintained by the University of Texas School of Law)
- Amendments to the Texas Constitution Since 1876 (this resource is published and regularly updated by the Legislative Council)
- Reports Analyzing Proposed Amendments (this resource is published and regularly updated by the Legislative Reference Library)