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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Texas Holocaust and Genocide |
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Commission to participate in the establishment and operation of an |
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affiliated nonprofit organization and provide grants. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 449.052, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) The commission may provide matching grants to assist in |
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the implementation of the commission's goals and objectives. |
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SECTION 2. Section 449.053(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission may accept gifts and grants from a public |
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or private source for the commission to use in performing the |
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commission's powers and duties under this chapter. The commission |
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may participate in the establishment and operation of an affiliated |
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nonprofit organization whose purpose is to raise funds for or |
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provide services or other benefits to the commission. |
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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, 2011. |