79R12815 MTB-D


By:  Hilderbran                                                   H.B. No. 2938

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2938:                                   

By:  Hilderbran                                               C.S.H.B. No. 2938



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the designation and duties of the state historian.                
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  The heading to Chapter 3104, Government Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	CHAPTER 3104.  POET LAUREATE, STATE MUSICIAN, STATE HISTORIAN, AND 
STATE ARTISTS
	SECTION 2.  Sections 3104.001-3104.007, Government Code, 
are designated as Subchapter A, Chapter 3104, Government Code, and 
a subchapter heading is added to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER A.  POET LAUREATE, STATE MUSICIAN, AND STATE ARTISTS
	SECTION 3.  Chapter 3104, Government Code, is amended by 
adding Subchapter B to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER B.  TEXAS STATE HISTORIAN
	Sec. 3104.051.  STATE HISTORIAN.  (a)  The Texas Historical 
Commission and the Texas State Historical Association shall 
designate a state historian.  If the entities cannot agree on the 
designation, each entity shall submit a candidate to the 
Philosophical Society of Texas and the Philosophical Society of 
Texas shall make the designation.
	(b)  The duties of the state historian include:                         
		(1)  enhancing the knowledge of Texans regarding the 
history and heritage of this state;
		(2)  encouraging the teaching of Texas history in 
public schools;    
		(3)  consulting with the governor, the lieutenant 
governor, and the legislature on matters related to the promotion 
of Texas history; and
		(4)  lecturing on matters of Texas history within the 
state historian's area of expertise.
	(c)  The state historian may not receive compensation or 
reimbursement for expenses from the state for serving as state 
historian.
	(d)  The governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker 
of the house of representatives, or their appointees, shall honor 
the person designated as state historian in a ceremony at the 
Capitol.
	(e)  A person designated as the state historian retains the 
designation for four years from the date of the designation 
ceremony.
	(f)  The state historian may use the facilities and resources 
of the Texas Historical Commission in Austin.
	SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.