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Senate Bill 482 |
Senate Author: Ellis et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-09 |
House Sponsor: Chisum et al. |
Senate Bill 482 amends the Government Code to establish the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission as an advisory body administratively attached to the Texas Historical Commission to provide advice and assistance to public and private primary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education in Texas regarding the implementation of Holocaust and genocide courses of study and awareness programs, cultivate resources and volunteers to further its mission, and coordinate events in Texas memorializing the Holocaust and genocide events. The bill includes provisions relating to the composition, operations, powers and duties, and funding of the commission and makes the commission subject to the Texas Sunset Act.