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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the ability for students to recite the pledge of |
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allegiance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. SECTION 25.082, Education Code, is amended as |
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follows: |
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(b) The board of trustees of each school district and the |
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governing board of each open-enrollment charter school shall |
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require students, once during each school day at each campus, to |
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recite or silently observe the recitation of: |
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(1) the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag |
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in accordance with 4 U.S.C. Section 4; and |
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(2) the pledge of allegiance to the state flag in |
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accordance with Subchapter C, Chapter 3100, Government Code. |
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(b-1) The board of trustees of each school district and the |
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governing board of each open-enrollment charter school shall |
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require that the United States and Texas flags be prominently |
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displayed in accordance with 4 U.S.C. Sections 5-10 and Chapter |
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3100, Government Code, in each campus classroom to which a student |
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is assigned at the time the pledges of allegiance to those flags are |
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recited. A district or school is not required to spend federal, |
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state, or local district or school funds to acquire flags required |
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under this subsection. A district or school may raise money or |
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accept gifts, grants, and donations to acquire flags required under |
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this subsection. |
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(c) On written request from a student's parent or guardian, |
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a school district or open-enrollment charter school shall excuse |
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the student from reciting a pledge of allegiance under Subsection |
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(b) and these students must wait outside of the room as these |
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activities are being conducted. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |