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By: Oliverson, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Hughes) |
H.B. No. 2012 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2023; |
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May 2, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Education; May 12, 2023, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 13, Nays 0; May 12, 2023, sent to printer.) |
Click here to see the committee vote |
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CreightonX |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the display of the national motto in public school and |
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institution of higher education classrooms. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1.004, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) A classroom teacher at a public elementary or secondary |
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school or a teacher or professor at an institution of higher |
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education as defined by Section 61.003 may not be prohibited from |
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displaying in a classroom a poster or framed copy of the national |
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motto that meets the requirements of this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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