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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a grant program to promote educational |
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engagement with Texas history. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 442, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 442.0205 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 442.0205. TEXAS HISTORY GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The |
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commission shall create and administer a grant program to support |
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the purpose of promoting educational engagement with the history of |
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this state. Subject to Subsection (b), the grants must be awarded |
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annually to nonprofit entities that: |
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(1) host a statewide Texas history competition for |
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school-aged students; and |
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(2) publish works on Texas history written by students |
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or faculty members. |
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(b) The commission shall establish procedures to administer |
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the grant program, including procedures for applying for a grant |
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under this section. The commission shall enter into a contract that |
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includes performance requirements with each grant recipient. The |
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commission shall monitor and enforce the terms of the contract. |
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(c) In addition to funds appropriated by the legislature, |
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the commission may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations |
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from any public or private source for the purpose of awarding grants |
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under this section. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Historical Commission shall establish |
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the procedures for applying for a grant under Section 442.0205, |
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Government Code, as added by this Act, not later than October 1, |
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2025. |
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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, 2025. |