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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of public funds to print certain public |
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documents in a language other than English and other bilingual |
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requirements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2051, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter D to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER D. LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE DOCUMENTS |
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Sec. 2051.076. USE OF PUBLIC MONEY TO PRINT PUBLIC |
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DOCUMENTS IN LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH. (a) In this section, |
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"state agency" means a board, commission, department, office, |
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institution, including an institution of higher education as |
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defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, or other agency in the |
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executive branch of the state government. |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a state agency may |
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not use public money to print a public document in a language other |
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than English. |
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(c) This section does not apply to: |
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(1) a historical document originally printed in a |
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language other than English; or |
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(2) a document required under federal law or by the |
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federal government to be printed in a language other than English. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 272, Election Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a document printed by a state agency on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |