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House Bill 3257 |
House Author: King, Phil et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-21 |
Senate Sponsor: Alvarado et al. |
House Bill 3257 repeals Government Code provisions relating to the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission and amends that code and the Education Code to create instead the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission under the direction of the Texas Historical Commission. The bill provides for the composition, administration, and operations of the advisory commission and sets out its powers and duties, including studying antisemitism in Texas and submitting a related report, providing advice and assistance to schools and institutions of higher education on combating antisemitism and implementing related courses of study and awareness programs, and other duties relating to providing information and coordinating memorial and commemorative events and awareness efforts. The bill provides for the funding of the advisory commission and subjects the advisory commission to sunset review and to audit and evaluation by the Texas Historical Commission or another appropriate state agency. All contracts and agreements of the former Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission are continued in effect as contracts and agreements of the Texas Historical Commission.