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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring public school teachers to recite pledges of |
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allegiance to the United States and Texas flags. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 25.082(b) and (c), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The board of trustees of each school district shall |
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require students and teachers, once during each school day at each |
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school in the district, to recite: |
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(1) the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag |
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in accordance with 4 U.S.C. Section 4, and its subsequent |
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amendments; and |
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(2) the pledge of allegiance to the state flag in |
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accordance with Subchapter C, Chapter 3100, Government Code. |
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(c) A [On written request from a student's parent or
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guardian, a] school district shall excuse [the student] from |
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reciting a pledge of allegiance under Subsection (b): |
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(1) a student if the student's parent or guardian |
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provides a written request; or |
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(2) a teacher if the teacher provides a written |
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request. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2007-2008 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |