By:  Cain                                             S.R. No. 1246
                                  SENATE RESOLUTION
 1-1           BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 77th
 1-2     Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
 1-3     suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
 1-4     conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on House
 1-5     Bill No. 2061, relating to establishing a historical representation
 1-6     advisory committee, to consider and take action on the following
 1-7     matters:
 1-8           (1)  Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the
 1-9     committee to add Section 442.0087, Government Code, to read as
1-10     follows:
1-11           Sec. 442.0087.  EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION IN MONUMENTS.
1-12     (a)  In this section, "monument" has the meaning assigned by
1-13     Section 443.015, as added by Chapter 1141, Acts of the 75th
1-14     Legislature, Regular Session, 1997.
1-15           (b)  To ensure that the diverse history of Texas is
1-16     accurately represented on land owned by the state other than the
1-17     Capitol Complex, the Texas Historical Commission shall:
1-18                 (1)  collect information relating to each monument on
1-19     land owned by the state other than the Capitol Complex; and
1-20                 (2)  in cooperation with the chair of the history
1-21     department at Prairie View A&M University, at The University of
1-22     Texas at Austin, or at any other land grant university in the
1-23     state, as determined by the commission, ensure the:
1-24                       (A)  historical accuracy of the monuments; and
1-25                       (B)  equitable representation of all Texans,
 2-1     including African slaves, African Americans, Hispanic Americans,
 2-2     Native Americans, women in Texas history, and Texans exemplifying
 2-3     military service and rural heritage in monuments on land owned by
 2-4     the state other than the Capitol Complex.
 2-5           (c)  The commission shall make the information collected
 2-6     under this section available to the public.
 2-7                                  ______________________________________
 2-8                                          President of the Senate
 2-9                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-10                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-11                                  on May 27, 2001, by the following
2-12                                  vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0, one present
2-13                                  not voting.
2-14                                  ______________________________________
2-15                                          Secretary of the Senate