Enrolled Bill Summary

            House Bill 2061 amends the Government Code to require the Texas Historical Commission to collect information about each monument on state land other than the Capitol Complex grounds and, in cooperation with the chair of the history department at Prairie View A&M University, at The University of Texas at Austin, or any other Texas land grant university, to ensure the monuments' historical accuracy and the equitable representation in those monuments of all Texans and groups of Texans who have contributed to Texas heritage. The bill also establishes a 12-member historical representation advisory committee to guide the State Preservation Board on the addition of monuments to the Capitol Complex. The committee consists of an equal number of members appointed by the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives, with those officials being required to attempt to include representation of African American, Hispanic American, Native American, female, and rural Texans among their appointees. The committee is required to collect information about each proposed Capitol Complex monument, also in cooperation with the higher education authorities cited above, and ensure the proposed monument's historical accuracy and the equitable representation of all Texans in the addition of monuments to the Capitol Complex.